In enzymology, a phenylacetate—CoA ligase is an enzyme (EC 6.2.1.30) that catalyzes the chemical reaction The 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, phenylacetate, and CoA.
Its 3 products are AMP, diphosphate, and phenylacetyl-CoA.
This enzyme belongs to the family of ligases, specifically those forming carbon-sulfur bonds as acid-thiol ligases.
The systematic name of this enzyme class is phenylacetate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming).
This ligase article is a stub.