MetaCyc Pathway: L-phenylalanine degradation VI (reductive Stickland reaction) in Escherichia coli BW25113

Reactions and Genes	L-Malic (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)
b0928 (aspC)	-1.1
b2021 (hisC)	-5.5
b4054 (tyrB)	-1.3
b4340 (yjiR)	+0.1
b3770 (ilvE)	-5.1
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