MetaCyc Pathway: fatty acid biosynthesis initiation (type II) in Pseudomonas stutzeri RCH2

Reactions and Genes	Ethanol (C)
acetyl-CoA + a [carboxyl-carrier protein dimer]-N6-carboxybiotinyl-L-lysine→malonyl-CoA + a [biotin carboxyl-carrier-protein dimer]-N6-biotinyl-L-lysine (EC 2.1.3.15)
Psest_2583	N.D.
Psest_2826	N.D.
[Acyl-carrier-protein] S-malonyltransferase: malonyl-CoA + a soluble [acyl-carrier protein]→a malonyl-[acp] + coenzyme A (EC 2.3.1.39)
Psest_0108	+1.6
Psest_1687	N.D.
Beta-ketoacyl-acyl-carrier-protein synthase III: acetyl-CoA + a malonyl-[acp] + H+→an acetoacetyl-[acp] + CO2 + coenzyme A (EC 2.3.1.180)
Psest_1462	-0.0

Candidate genes for each reaction are identified from best hits to MetaCyc; by matching EC numbers (which are assigned by TIGRFam, SEED, or best hits to KEGG); or by matching SEED roles to KEGG reactions to MetaCyc reactions. See the "Protein" tab of each gene for more information