MetaCyc Pathway: Kdo transfer to lipid IV_A (Chlamydia) in Escherichia coli BW25113

Reactions and Genes	Benzalkonium Chloride 0.004 mg/ml
CMP-3-deoxy-β-D-manno-octulosonate + lipid IVA (E. coli)→α-Kdo-(2→6)-lipid IVA (E. coli) + CMP + H+ (EC 2.4.99.12)
b3633 (kdtA)	N.D.
CMP-3-deoxy-β-D-manno-octulosonate + α-Kdo-(2→6)-lipid IVA (E. coli)→α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IVA (E. coli) + CMP + H+ (EC 2.4.99.13)
b3633 (kdtA)	N.D.
CMP-3-deoxy-β-D-manno-octulosonate + α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IVA (E. coli)→α-Kdo-(2->8)-α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IVA + CMP + H+ (EC 2.4.99.14)
No genes
CMP-3-deoxy-β-D-manno-octulosonate + α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IVA (E. coli)→α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IVA + CMP + H+ (EC 2.4.99.15)
b3624 (rfaZ)	-1.8
CMP-3-deoxy-β-D-manno-octulosonate + α-Kdo-(2->8)-α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IVA→α-Kdo-(2->8)-[α-Kdo-(2->4)]-α-Kdo-(2->4)-α-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IVA + CMP + H+ (EC 2.4.99.15)
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