Reaction: 2 ATP + acetophenone + HCO3- + H2O + H+ = 2 ADP + 2 phosphate + 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanoate
Systematic name: acetophenone:carbon-dioxide ligase (ADP-forming)
Comments: The enzyme is involved in anaerobic degradation of ethylbenzene. No activity with acetone, butanone, 4-hydroxy-acetophenone or 4-amino-acetophenone.
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References:
1. Jobst, B., Schuhle, K., Linne, U. and Heider, J. ATP-dependent carboxylation of acetophenone by a novel type of carboxylase. J. Bacteriol. 192 (2010) 1387-1394. [PMID: 20047908]