MetaCyc Pathway: desferrioxamine B biosynthesis in Escherichia coli BW25113

Reactions and Genes	LB + carbenicillin regrowth after 48hr
Lysine decarboxylase: L-lysine + H+→cadaverine + CO2 (EC 4.1.1.18)
b0186 (ldcC)	+0.1
b4131 (cadA)	-1.0
cadaverine + a reduced two electron carrier + dioxygen→N-hydroxycadaverine + an oxidized electron carrier + H+ + H2O
No genes
N-hydroxycadaverine + succinyl-CoA→N-hydroxy-N-succinylcadaverine + coenzyme A
No genes
N-hydroxycadaverine + acetyl-CoA→N-hydroxy-N-acetylcadaverine + coenzyme A
No genes
2 N-hydroxy-N-succinylcadaverine + N-hydroxy-N-acetylcadaverine + ATP→desferrioxamine B + AMP + diphosphate + H+ + H2O
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