MetaCyc Pathway: L-arginine degradation VI (arginase 2 pathway) in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482

Reactions and Genes	Mannan from Saccharomyces cerevisiae; filtered 2.5 mg/ml (C)
Arginase: L-arginine + H2O→L-ornithine + urea (EC 3.5.3.1)
BT1099	+0.8
Ornithine aminotransferase: L-ornithine + 2-oxoglutarate→L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde + L-glutamate (EC 2.6.1.13)
No genes
L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde→(S)-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate + H+ + H2O (spontaneous)
No genes
Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase (in reverse): (S)-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate + NAD(P)H + 2 H+→L-proline + NAD(P)+ (EC 1.5.1.2)
BT1902	+1.1
BT3757	-4.0

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