| Reactions and Genes |  2,6-diaminopimelic (N) | 
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 | a phytoceramide + 2 a ferrocytochrome b5 + dioxygen + 2 H+→a (2'R)-2'-hydroxy-phytoceramide + 2 a ferricytochrome b5 + H2O  (EC 1.14.18.6) | 
 | No genes | 
 Ceramidase: a (2'R)-2'-hydroxy-phytoceramide + H2O→a (2R)-2-hydroxy even numbered straight chain 2,3,4-saturated fatty acid + a phytosphingosine  (EC 3.5.1.23) | 
 | No genes | 
 | a (2R)-2-hydroxy even numbered straight chain 2,3,4-saturated fatty acid + ATP + coenzyme A→a (R)-2-hydroxy even numbered straight chain 2,3,4-saturated fatty acyl CoA + AMP + diphosphate   | 
 | No genes | 
 | a (R)-2-hydroxy even numbered straight chain 2,3,4-saturated fatty acyl CoA→formyl-CoA + an odd numbered straight chain 2,3,4-saturated fatty aldehyde  (EC 4.1.2.63) | 
 | No genes | 
 Formyl-CoA hydrolase: formyl-CoA + H2O→formate + coenzyme A + H+  (EC 3.1.2.10) | 
 | No genes | 
 Aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD(+)): an odd numbered straight chain 2,3,4-saturated fatty aldehyde + NAD+ + H2O→an odd numbered straight chain 2,3,4-saturated fatty acid + NADH + 2 H+  (EC 1.2.1.3) | 
 | Atu2139 |  +0.2 | 
 | Atu2224 |  +0.0 | 
 | Atu3401 |  +0.1 | 
 | Atu3403 |  +0.1 | 
 | Atu3950 |  -0.1 | 
 | Atu3959 |  -0.3 | 
 | Atu4153 |  -1.6 | 
 | Atu4241 |  +0.1 | 
 | Atu4849 |  -0.2 | 
 | Atu5228 |  N.D. | 
 Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase: an odd numbered straight chain 2,3,4-saturated fatty acid + ATP + coenzyme A→an odd numbered straight chain 2,3,4-saturated fatty acyl CoA + AMP + diphosphate  (EC 6.2.1.3) | 
 | Atu0405 |  -0.1 | 
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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