Acetophenone carboxylase

Acetophenone carboxylase is an enzyme with systematic name acetophenone:carbon-dioxide ligase (ADP-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction


 * 2 ATP + acetophenone + HCO3− + H2O + H+ $$\rightleftharpoons$$ 2 ADP + 2 phosphate + 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanoate

The enzyme is involved in anaerobic degradation of ethylbenzene.