ID   6.2.1.78
DE   (3R)-beta-phenylalanine--CoA ligase.
AN   beta-phenylalanine coenzyme A ligase.
CA   (3R)-beta-phenylalanine + ATP + CoA = (3R)-3-amino-3-phenylpropanoyl-CoA
CA   + AMP + diphosphate.
CC   -!- The enzyme, characterized from the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum,
CC       acts on (3R)-beta-phenylalanine and has slight activity on some other
CC       amino acids including (3S)-beta-phenylalanine.
CC   -!- It also acts on medium-chain-length alkanoic acids as EC 6.2.1.2.
CC   -!- In taxol-producing trees the enzyme is involved in taxol
CC       biosynthesis.
DR   A0A0E3JHZ7, PCL_TAXBA  ;  A0AA38KJ08, PCL_TAXCH  ;
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