Enzyme name 4-chlorobenzoate CoA ligase
Description Activates 4-chlorobenzoate to 4-chlorobenzoate CoA
Synonyms fcbA
4-chlorobenzoate:CoA ligase
4-chlorobenzoate—CoA ligase
4-CB:CoA ligase
4-Chlorobenzoyl-coenzyme A ligase
Degradation pathway Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) biodegradation
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) biodegradation
Reaction catalyzed by enzyme 4-chlorobenzoate + CoA + ATP <=> 4-chlorobenzoyl-CoA + AMP + diphosphate
Enzyme class Ligases

BRENDA EC 6.2.1.33
KEGG Orthology ID K14417
expasy EC 6.2.1.33
Enzyme Database EC 6.2.1.33
Organism Arthrobacter sp. FG1
Status Unreviewed
Encoding gene fcbA
Gene cluster fcbABC
subnit N/A
Protein Name 4-chlorobenzoate CoA ligase
GenBank ID AM231748.2
Protein ID CAJ77821.2
UniProtKB ID Q2A655

Author Radice et al., 2007
Title Cloning of the Arthrobacter sp. FG1 dehalogenase genes and construction of hybrid pathways in Pseudomonas putida strains
PMID 17384944
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Author Chang et al., 1992
Title Isolation and characterization of the three polypeptide components of 4-chlorobenzoate dehalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain CBS-3
PMID 1610806
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Author Zhou et al., 2004
Title The purification and characterisation of 4-chlorobenzoate:CoA ligase and 4-chlorobenzoyl CoA dehalogenase from Arthrobacter sp. strain TM-1
PMID 15068371
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Author Crooks and Copley. 1994
Title Purification and characterization of 4-chlorobenzoyl CoA dehalogenase from Arthrobacter sp. strain 4-CB1
PMID 7918379
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