MetaCyc Pathway: chitin deacetylation in Pseudomonas stutzeri RCH2

Reactions and Genes	butyrate (C)
Chitin deacetylase: chitin + H2O→acetate + chitosan (EC 3.5.1.41)
No genes
Acetate--CoA ligase: acetate + ATP + coenzyme A→acetyl-CoA + AMP + diphosphate (EC 6.2.1.1)
Psest_2220	+0.2
Psest_2657	-0.4
Malate synthase: acetyl-CoA + glyoxylate + H2O→(S)-malate + coenzyme A + H+ (EC 2.3.3.9)
Psest_0354	-1.2
Psest_3837	+0.7
Malate dehydrogenase (oxaloacetate-decarboxylating): (S)-malate + NAD+→pyruvate + CO2 + NADH (EC 1.1.1.38)
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