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EC 6.2.1.4 Details
EC number
6.2.1.4
Accepted name
succinate—CoA ligase (GDP-forming)
Reaction
GTP + succinate + CoA = GDP + phosphate + succinyl-CoA
Other name(s)
succinyl-CoA synthetase (GDP-forming),
succinyl coenzyme A synthetase (guanosine diphosphate-forming),
succinate thiokinase (ambiguous),
succinic thiokinase (ambiguous),
succinyl coenzyme A synthetase (ambiguous),
succinate-phosphorylating enzyme (ambiguous),
P-enzyme,
SCS (ambiguous),
G-STK,
succinyl coenzyme A synthetase (GDP-forming),
succinyl CoA synthetase (ambiguous)
Systematic name
succinate:CoA ligase (GDP-forming)
CAS registry number
9014-36-2
Comment
Itaconate can act instead of succinate, and ITP instead of GTP.
History
created 1961
EC Tree
6.2.1.21 created 1986, deleted 2001