MetaCyc Pathway: chitin deacetylation in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

Reactions and Genes	Tween 20 (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)
SO2743 (acs)	-0.2
Malate synthase: acetyl-CoA + glyoxylate + H2O→(S)-malate + coenzyme A + H+ (EC 2.3.3.9)
SO1483 (aceB)	-5.6
SO4706	-1.9
Malate dehydrogenase (oxaloacetate-decarboxylating): (S)-malate + NAD+→pyruvate + CO2 + NADH (EC 1.1.1.38)
SO3855 (sfcA)	-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