long-chain fatty acid:CoA ligase

long-chain fat·ty ac·id:CoA li·gase

(long-chān fat'ē as'id lī'gās),

Fatty acid thiokinase (long-chain), a ligase forming acyl-CoA, AMP, and pyrophosphate from long-chain fatty acids, ATP, and coenzyme A.

Synonym(s): acyl-activating enzyme (1) , dodecanoyl-CoA synthetase

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