MetaCyc Pathway: L-phenylalanine degradation VI (reductive Stickland reaction) in Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021

Reactions and Genes	NAG (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)
SM_b20039	-0.2
SMa0387	-0.1
SMc00294	-4.7
SMc00387	-0.1
SMc00490	-1.5
SMc00710	-0.7
SMc01406	+0.2
SMc01578	-3.7
SMc01969	-0.1
SMc02251	-0.1
SMc02262	+0.0
SMc02393	+0.1
SMc03885	-0.2
SMc04323	+0.4
SMc04326	-0.1
SMc04386	-0.4
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