ID 6.2.1.58 DE isophthalate--CoA ligase. AN IPCL. CA ATP + CoA + isophthalate = AMP + diphosphate + isophthalyl-CoA. CC -!- The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Syntrophorhabdus CC aromaticivorans, catalyzes the first step in an anaerobic CC isophthalate degradation pathway. //