From 2,4,4-Trimethylpentanoate to 2,4,4-Trimethylpentanoyl-CoA

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Solano-Serena F, Marchal R, Heiss S, Vandecasteele JP. J Appl Microbiol (2004) 97(3): 629-39.

Search Medline titles for isooctane AND degradation AND bacteria.
8 citations on September 10, 2012. 
                    2,4,4-Trimethylpentanoate                    
                                |
                                |  CoASH + ATP
  2,4,4-trimethylpentanoate-CoA | /
                         ligase |/
                        6.2.1.- |
                                |\
                         ExPASy | \
                                |  OH- + ADP/AMP + Pi/PPi
                                v
                  2,4,4-Trimethylpentanoyl-CoA
Display a pathway starting from this reaction.

[Isooctane] [BBD Main Menu]

Page Author(s): Carla Essenberg
May 31, 2006 Contact Us

This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1271.
It was generated on July 14, 2026 at 5:44:28 PM CDT. 

© 2026, EAWAG.