''trans''-Feruloyl—CoA synthase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the
chemical reaction
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:ferulic acid + CoASH + ATP
''trans''-feruloyl—CoA + products of ATP breakdown
The three
substrates of this enzyme are
ferulic acid
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,
CoASH, and
ATP, whereas its two
products
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are
''trans''-feruloyl—CoA and
products of ATP breakdown.
This enzyme belongs to the family of
ligase
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s, specifically those forming carbon-sulfur bonds as acid-thiol ligases. The
systematic name
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of this enzyme class is ''trans''-ferulate:CoASH ligase (ATP-hydrolysing). This enzyme is also called ''trans''-feruloyl—CoA synthetase.
References
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EC 6.2.1
Enzymes of unknown structure
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