4-chlorobenzoate-CoA ligase activity

id: GO:0018861
name: 4-chlorobenzoate-CoA ligase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Catalysis of the reaction: 4-chlorobenzoate + CoA + ATP = 4-chlorobenzoyl-CoA + AMP + diphosphate. This reaction requires magnesium and is part of the bacterial 2,4-dichlorobenzoate degradation pathway.

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