Reaction: ATP + acetate + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + acetyl-CoA
Other name(s): acetyl-CoA synthetase; acetyl activating enzyme; acetate thiokinase; acyl-activating enzyme; acetyl coenzyme A synthetase; acetic thiokinase; acetyl CoA ligase; acetyl CoA synthase; acetyl-coenzyme A synthase; short chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase; short-chain acyl-coenzyme A synthetase; ACS
Systematic name: acetate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming)
Comments: Also acts on propanoate and propenoate.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9012-31-1
References:
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2. Eisenberg, M.A. The acetate-activating enzyme of Rhodospirillum rubrum. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 16 (1955) 58-65.
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4. Millerd, A. and Bonner, J. Acetate activation and acetoacetate formation in plant systems. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 49 (1954) 343-355.