Entry
Name
arachidonate---CoA ligase;
arachidonoyl-CoA synthetase
Class
Ligases;
Forming carbon-sulfur bonds;
Acid-thiol ligases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
arachidonate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
ATP + arachidonate + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + arachidonoyl-CoA [RN:
R01598 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
Not identical with EC
6.2.1.3 long-chain-fatty-acid---CoA ligase. Icosa-8,11,14-trienoate, but not the other long-chain fatty acids, can act in place of arachidonate.
History
EC 6.2.1.15 created 1984
Reference
Authors
Wilson DB, Prescott SM, Majerus PW.
Title
Discovery of an arachidonoyl coenzyme A synthetase in human platelets.
Journal
J Biol Chem 257:3510-5 (1982)
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 6.2.1.15
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 6.2.1.15
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