Reaction: ATP + anthranilate + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + anthranilyl-CoA
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Glossary
anthranilate: 2-aminobenzoate
Other name(s): anthraniloyl coenzyme A synthetase; 2-aminobenzoate—CoA ligase; 2-aminobenzoate—coenzyme A ligase; 2-aminobenzoate coenzyme A ligase
Systematic name: anthranilate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, UM-BBD, CAS registry number: 112692-58-7
References:
1. Altenschmidt, U., Eckerskorn, C. and Fuchs, G. Evidence that enzymes of a novel aerobic 2-amino-benzoate metabolism in denitrifying Pseudomonas are coded on a small plasmid. Eur. J. Biochem. 194 (1990) 647-653. [PMID: 2176602]