MetaCyc Pathway: pyruvate fermentation to acetate and alanine in Escherichia coli BW25113

Reactions and Genes	Ying_Nucleobase14 rep B; time point 2
Alanine transaminase (in reverse): pyruvate + L-glutamate→L-alanine + 2-oxoglutarate (EC 2.6.1.2)
b2290 (yfbQ)	-2.7
b2379 (yfdZ)	+0.1
Pyruvate synthase: pyruvate + coenzyme A + 2 an oxidized ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster→acetyl-CoA + CO2 + H+ + 2 a reduced ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster (EC 1.2.7.1)
b1378 (ydbK)	-0.0
Acetate--CoA ligase (ADP-forming) (in reverse): acetyl-CoA + ADP + phosphate→acetate + ATP + coenzyme A (EC 6.2.1.13)
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