MetaCyc Pathway: chitin degradation I (archaea) in Shewanella sp. ANA-3

Reactions and Genes	D-Glucosamine Hydrochloride (C)
Chitinase: chitin + H2O→2 a chitodextrin (EC 3.2.1.14)
Shewana3_2984	+0.4
a chitodextrin + n H2O→n+1 N,N'-diacetylchitobiose (EC 3.2.1.200)
No genes
N,N'-diacetylchitobiose + H2O→β-D-glucosaminyl-(1→4)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + acetate (EC 3.5.1.136)
No genes
β-D-glucosaminyl-(1→4)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + H2O→D-glucosamine + N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
No genes
N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase: N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + H2O→D-glucosamine + acetate (EC 3.5.1.33)
No genes
ADP-specific glucokinase: D-glucosamine + ADP→D-glucosamine 6-phosphate + AMP + H+ (EC 2.7.1.147)
No genes
Glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase: D-glucosamine 6-phosphate + H2O→β-D-fructofuranose 6-phosphate + ammonium (EC 3.5.99.6)
Shewana3_3113	-6.4

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