Tags: Enzyme.
Acetophenone carboxylase (EC 6.4.1.8) is an enzyme with system name acetophenone:carbon-dioxide ligase (ADP-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction 2 ATP + acetophenone + HCO3- + H2O + H+ 2 ADP + 2 phosphate + 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanoateThe enzyme is involved in anaerobic degradation of ethylbenzene.