MetaCyc Pathway: cyanophycin metabolism in Pseudomonas fluorescens FW300-N2E2

Reactions and Genes	phosphite 0.25 M
Cyanophycin synthase (L-aspartate-adding): L-aspartate + ATP + cyanophycin primer→cyanophycin primer-L-aspartate + ADP + H+ + phosphate (EC 6.3.2.29)
Pf6N2E2_2543	+1.1
Cyanophycin synthase (L-arginine-adding): cyanophycin primer-L-aspartate + L-arginine + ATP→cyanophycin + ADP + phosphate (EC 6.3.2.30)
Pf6N2E2_2543	+1.1
Cyanophycin synthase (L-aspartate-adding): cyanophycin + L-aspartate + ATP→[cyanophycin]-L-aspartate + ADP + phosphate (EC 6.3.2.29)
Pf6N2E2_2543	+1.1
Cyanophycin synthase (L-arginine-adding): L-arginine + [cyanophycin]-L-aspartate + ATP→cyanophycin + ADP + phosphate (EC 6.3.2.30)
Pf6N2E2_2543	+1.1
Cyanophycinase: cyanophycin + n H2O→n N-β-aspartyl-L-arginine (EC 3.4.15.6)
Pf6N2E2_2544	+0.0
Beta-aspartyl-peptidase: N-β-aspartyl-L-arginine + H2O→L-arginine + L-aspartate (EC 3.4.19.5)
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