butyrate:CoA ligase

(redirected from octanoyl-CoA synthetase)

bu·ty·rate:CoA li·gase

(byū'ti-rāt lī'gās),
Fatty acid thiokinase (medium chain), a ligase forming acyl-CoA's from medium-chain fatty acids and CoA with the conversion of ATP to AMP and pyrophosphate. A key step in the activation of fatty acids.
Synonym(s): acyl-activating enzyme (2) , butyryl-CoA synthetase, octanoyl-CoA synthetase
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