Biology:Acetophenone carboxylase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
Acetophenone carboxylase
Identifiers
EC number6.4.1.8
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Acetophenone carboxylase (EC 6.4.1.8) is an enzyme with systematic name acetophenone:carbon-dioxide ligase (ADP-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

2 ATP + acetophenone + HCO3 + H2O + H+ [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] 2 ADP + 2 phosphate + 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanoate

The enzyme is involved in anaerobic degradation of ethylbenzene.

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