Reaction: ATP + a medium-chain fatty acid + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + a medium-chain acyl-CoA
Other name(s): fadK (gene name); lvaE (gene name); butyryl-CoA synthetase; fatty acid thiokinase (medium chain); acyl-activating enzyme; fatty acid elongase; fatty acid activating enzyme; fatty acyl coenzyme A synthetase; butyrate—CoA ligase; butyryl-coenzyme A synthetase; L-(+)-3-hydroxybutyryl CoA ligase; short-chain acyl-CoA synthetase; medium-chain acyl-CoA synthetase; butanoate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming)
Systematic name: medium-chain fatty acid:CoA ligase (AMP-forming)
Comments: Acts on fatty acids from C4 to C11 and on the corresponding 3-hydroxy and 2,3- or 3,4-unsaturated acids. The enzyme from the bacterium Pseudomonas putida also acts on 4-oxo and 4-hydroxy derivatives.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, ExplorEnz, GTD, ,KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9080-51-7
References:
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