MetaCyc Pathway: formaldehyde assimilation I (serine pathway) in Escherichia coli BW25113

Reactions and Genes	D-Glucuronic Acid (C)
formaldehyde + a tetrahydrofolate→a 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + H2O (spontaneous)
No genes
Glycine hydroxymethyltransferase (in reverse): a 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + glycine + H2O→L-serine + a tetrahydrofolate (EC 2.1.2.1)
b2551 (glyA)	N.D.
Serine--glyoxylate transaminase: L-serine + glyoxylate→glycine + 3-hydroxypyruvate (EC 2.6.1.45)
No genes
Hydroxypyruvate reductase (in reverse): 3-hydroxypyruvate + NAD(P)H + H+→D-glycerate + NAD(P)+ (EC 1.1.1.81)
b1033 (ycdW)	-0.0
D-glycerate + ATP→2-phospho-D-glycerate + ADP + H+ (EC 2.7.1.165)
b0514 (glxK)	+0.2
b3124 (garK)	-3.8
Phosphopyruvate hydratase: 2-phospho-D-glycerate→phosphoenolpyruvate + H2O (EC 4.2.1.11)
b2779 (eno)	N.D.
2-phospho-D-glycerate→3-phospho-D-glycerate (EC 5.4.2.11)
b0755 (gpmA)	+0.1
Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (in reverse): phosphoenolpyruvate + hydrogen carbonate→oxaloacetate + phosphate (EC 4.1.1.31)
b3956 (ppc)	-4.6
Malate dehydrogenase (in reverse): oxaloacetate + NADH + H+→(S)-malate + NAD+ (EC 1.1.1.37; 1.1.1.38)
b0801 (ybiC)	-0.0
b1479 (sfcA)	-0.0
b3236 (mdh)	-2.1
Malate--CoA ligase: (S)-malate + ATP + coenzyme A→(S)-malyl-CoA + ADP + phosphate (EC 6.2.1.9)
No genes
Malyl-CoA lyase: (S)-malyl-CoA→glyoxylate + acetyl-CoA (EC 4.1.3.24)
No genes
2 acetyl-CoA + CO2 + an oxidized electron-transfer flavoprotein + 2 NADPH + 2 H+→glyoxylate + coenzyme A + a reduced electron-transfer flavoprotein + 2 NADP+ + propanoyl-CoA
No genes
Serine--glyoxylate transaminase (in reverse): glyoxylate + L-serine→glycine + 3-hydroxypyruvate (EC 2.6.1.45)
No genes

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