Parent Class:

EC-Numbers → 6 -- Ligases → 6.2 -- Forming carbon-sulfur bonds → 6.2.1 -- Acid--thiol ligases

Synonyms: phytanoyl-CoA ligase

Systematic Name: phytanate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming)

Unification Links: BRENDA:6.2.1.24, ENZYME:6.2.1.24, IUBMB-ExplorEnz:6.2.1.24

Reaction:
coenzyme A + phytanate + ATP → phytanoyl-CoA + AMP + diphosphate

Enzymes and Genes:
very long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase: SLC27A2 ( Homo sapiens )

Summary:
Not identical with EC 6.2.1.20 long-chain-fatty-acid—[acyl-carrier-protein] ligase.

Citations: [Muralidharan86]

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References

Muralidharan86: Muralidharan FN, Muralidharan VB (1986). "Phytanoyl-CoA ligase activity in rat liver." Biochem Int 13(1);123-30. PMID: 3753503

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