Acetate—CoA ligase (ADP-forming)
Acyl-CoA synthetase (NDP forming) heterotetramer, Candidatus Korarchaeum
Identifiers
EC no.	6.2.1.13
CAS no.	62009-85-2
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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In enzymology, an acetate—CoA ligase (ADP-forming) (EC 6.2.1.13) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

ATP + acetate + CoA ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ ADP + phosphate + acetyl-CoA

The 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, acetate, and CoA, whereas its 3 products are ADP, phosphate, and acetyl-CoA.

This enzyme belongs to the family of ligases, specifically those forming carbon-sulfur bonds as acid-thiol ligases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is acetate:CoA ligase (ADP-forming). Other names in common use include acetyl-CoA synthetase (ADP-forming), acetyl coenzyme A synthetase (adenosine diphosphate-forming), and acetate thiokinase. This enzyme participates in pyruvate metabolism and propanoate metabolism.

• Reeves RE, Warren LG, Susskind B, Lo HS (1977). "An energy-conserving pyruvate-to-acetate pathway in Entamoeba histolytica. Pyruvate synthase and a new acetate thiokinase". J. Biol. Chem. 252 (2): 726–31. PMID 13076.