MetaCyc Pathway: chitin biosynthesis in Agrobacterium fabrum C58

Reactions and Genes	NAG (N)
Phosphoglucomutase: α-D-glucopyranose 1-phosphate→D-glucopyranose 6-phosphate (EC 5.4.2.2)
Atu3709	N.D.
Atu4074	N.D.
Alpha,alpha-trehalase: α,α-trehalose + H2O→α-D-glucopyranose + β-D-glucopyranose (EC 3.2.1.28)
No genes
Hexokinase: D-glucopyranose + ATP→D-glucopyranose 6-phosphate + ADP + H+ (EC 2.7.1.1; 2.7.1.2)
Atu0184	-0.5
Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase: α-D-glucose 6-phosphate→β-D-fructofuranose 6-phosphate (EC 5.3.1.9)
Atu0404	N.D.
Glutamine--fructose-6-phosphate transaminase (isomerizing): β-D-fructofuranose 6-phosphate + L-glutamine→D-glucosamine 6-phosphate + L-glutamate (EC 2.6.1.16)
Atu1786	N.D.
Atu2607	-3.5
Glucosamine-phosphate N-acetyltransferase: D-glucosamine 6-phosphate + acetyl-CoA→N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate + coenzyme A + H+ (EC 2.3.1.4)
No genes
Phosphoacetylglucosamine mutase: N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate→N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate (EC 5.4.2.3)
No genes
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase: N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + H+ + UTP→UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine + diphosphate (EC 2.7.7.23)
Atu1787	N.D.
Chitin synthase: UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine + chitin→chitin + UDP (EC 2.4.1.16)
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