Term Name: acid-thiol ligase activity
Synonyms:
Definition: Catalysis of the joining of an acid and a thiol via a carbon-sulfur bond, with the concomitant hydrolysis of the diphosphate bond in ATP or a similar triphosphate.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016878]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: ligase activity, forming carbon-sulfur bonds
has subtype: 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate--[aryl-carrier protein] ligase activity [citrate (pro-3S)-lyase] ligase activity CoA-ligase activity D-alanine [D-alanyl carrier protein] ligase activity fatty acid ligase activity