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EC 2.8.3.15 Details
EC number
2.8.3.15
Accepted name
succinyl-CoA:(R)-benzylsuccinate CoA-transferase
Reaction
succinyl-CoA + (R)-2-benzylsuccinate = succinate + (R)-2-benzylsuccinyl-CoA
Other name(s)
benzylsuccinate CoA-transferase
Systematic name
succinyl-CoA:(R)-2-benzylsuccinate CoA-transferase
CAS registry number
260966-56-1
Comment
Involved in anaerobic catabolism of toluene and is a strictly toluene-induced enzyme that catalyses the reversible regio- and enantio-selective synthesis of (R)-2-benzylsuccinyl-CoA. The enzyme from Thauera aromatica is inactive when (R)-benzylsuccinate is replaced by (S)-benzylsuccinate.
History
created 2003
EC Tree
3.1.1.9 created 1961, deleted 1972
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3.1.1.16 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.18 created 1961, deleted 1982
3.1.1.62 created 1989, deleted 1992
3.1.1.69 created 1992, deleted 2002