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