MetaCyc Pathway: L-phenylalanine degradation VI (reductive Stickland reaction) in Variovorax sp. OAS795

Reactions and Genes	4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid (C)
Aspartate transaminase: L-phenylalanine + 2-oxoglutarate→3-phenyl-2-oxopropanoate + L-glutamate (EC 2.6.1.1; 2.6.1.27; 2.6.1.57)
ABID97_RS04080	-0.2
ABID97_RS05635	-0.1
ABID97_RS06550	-0.1
ABID97_RS08770	-3.7
ABID97_RS10885	-4.1
ABID97_RS13335	+0.4
ABID97_RS13990	-3.5
ABID97_RS16605	-0.3
ABID97_RS17310	-2.5
ABID97_RS17960	-0.0
ABID97_RS18035	+0.3
ABID97_RS20530	-0.1
ABID97_RS21960	+0.0
ABID97_RS23145	-0.1
ABID97_RS24840	+0.1
ABID97_RS27360	+0.0
ABID97_RS27595	-0.3
ABID97_RS27655	-0.7
Indolelactate dehydrogenase (in reverse): 3-phenyl-2-oxopropanoate + NADH + H+→(R)-3-(phenyl)lactate + NAD+ (EC 1.1.1.110)
No genes
Cinnamoyl-CoA:phenyllactate CoA-transferase: (R)-3-(phenyl)lactate + (E)-cinnamoyl-CoA→(R)-3-(phenyl)lactoyl-CoA + trans-cinnamate (EC 2.8.3.17)
No genes
trans-cinnamate + a reduced electron-transfer flavoprotein→3-phenylpropanoate + an oxidized electron-transfer flavoprotein + H+ (EC 1.3.8.15)
No genes
(R)-3-(phenyl)lactoyl-CoA→(E)-cinnamoyl-CoA + H2O (EC 4.2.1.175)
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