ENTRY       EC 6.2.1.24
NAME        Phytanate--CoA ligase
CLASS       Ligases
            Forming carbon-sulfur bonds
            Acid--thiol ligases
SYSNAME     Phytanate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming)
REACTION    ATP + Phytanate + CoA = AMP + Pyrophosphate + Phytanoyl-CoA
SUBSTRATE   ATP
            Phytanate
            CoA
PRODUCT     AMP
            Pyrophosphate
            Phytanoyl-CoA
COMMENT     Not identical with EC 6.2.1.20.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 6.2.1.24
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 6.2.1.24
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