6.2.1.25	ATP + 2-fluorobenzoate + CoA	activation of 2-fluorobenzoate by promiscuous AMP-forming benzoate-CoA ligase	
6.2.1.25	ATP + benzoate + CoA	-	
6.2.1.25	ATP + benzoate + CoA	the enzyme catalyzes the initial step of benzoate metabolism	
6.2.1.25	ATP + benzoate + CoA	enzyme is involved in anaerobic degradation of benzoate	
6.2.1.25	ATP + benzoate + CoA	activation of benzoate to benzoyl-CoA, a more polar and nondiffusable molecule, decreases the concentration of benzoate in the cell, creating a gradient that favored the uptake of benzoate from the environment	
6.2.1.25	ATP + benzoate + CoA	first step of anaerobic benzoate degradation	
6.2.1.25	additional information	benzoate degradation in Azoarcus sp. strain CIB is subject to carbon catabolic repression by some organic acids, indicating the existence of a physiological control that connects the expression of the bzd genes to the metabolic status of the cell