Long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity

Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + a long-chain carboxylic acid + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + an acyl-CoA; a long-chain fatty acid is a fatty acid with a chain length between C13 and C22.

ID: GO:0004467

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