MetaCyc Pathway: D-xylose degradation V in Sphingomonas koreensis DSMZ 15582

Reactions and Genes	D-Xylose (C)
D-xylose 1-dehydrogenase: D-xylopyranose + NAD+→D-xylono-1,5-lactone + NADH + H+ (EC 1.1.1.175)
Ga0059261_1894	-5.1
D-xylono-1,5-lactone + H2O→D-xylonate + H+ (EC 3.1.1.110)
Ga0059261_1893	-4.0
Xylonate dehydratase: D-xylonate→2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate + H2O (EC 4.2.1.82)
Ga0059261_2649	-4.2
2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate→2,5-dioxopentanoate + H2O (EC 4.2.1.141)
Ga0059261_1895	-4.1
2,5-dioxovalerate dehydrogenase: 2,5-dioxopentanoate + NADP+ + H2O→2-oxoglutarate + NADPH + 2 H+ (EC 1.2.1.26)
Ga0059261_1896	-4.3

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