Cholate—CoA ligase (EC6.2.1.7, BAL, bile acid CoA ligase, bile acid coenzyme A ligase, choloyl-CoA synthetase, choloyl coenzyme A synthetase, cholic thiokinase, cholate thiokinase, cholic acid:CoA ligase, 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholestanoyl coenzyme A synthetase, 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholestanoate-CoA ligase, 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholestanoate-CoA synthetase, THCA-CoA ligase, 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholestanate—CoA ligase, 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholestanate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming), cholyl-CoA synthetase, trihydroxycoprostanoyl-CoA synthetase) is an enzyme with systematic namecholate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
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