Protein
Phenylacetate-coenzyme A ligase
Organism
Thermus thermophilus (strain HB27 / ATCC BAA-163 / DSM 7039)
Function
Catalyzes the activation of phenylacetic acid (PA) to phenylacetyl-CoA (PA-CoA). Involved in the phenylalanine metabolism.
Similarity
Belongs to the phenylacetyl-CoA ligase family.
Sequence
MMYQPELETLPREKLRALQEERLKRLVAYVYERVPFYRRLLDEAGVDPKGFRGLEDLPRIPFTKKTDLRDHYPFGLFAVPREEVARVHASSGTTGKPTVVGYTKNDLKVFAEVVARSLAAAGARPGMMLHNAYGYGLFTGGLGLHGGAEALGMTVVPVSGGMTERQVMLIQDFRPEVISCTPSYAQTLAEEFRKRGVSPEELSLEYAVLGAEPWTEAIRKQVDEGLGVKSTNIYGLSEIIGPGVSNECVEERQGSHIWEDHFLPEVVDPDTGEPLPEGKVGVLVFTTLTKEAMPLLRYWTGDLTFLTYEACTCGRTHVRMGPILGRTDDMLIIRGVNVYPTQVEAVLLAIPEVVPHYQIVVRREGTLDEAELKVEVSEPFFREIGQEVLSDEVVEADHRLHALRERIARKIKDNVGVTLKVTLLPPGQAPRSEGGKLRRVLDLRK