MetaCyc Pathway: molybdopterin biosynthesis in Escherichia coli BW25113

Reactions and Genes	LB Anaerobic with Chloramphenicol 0.000001953125 mM
ATP + a small subunit of molybdopterin synthase + H+→a carboxy-adenylated [small subunit of molybdopterin synthase] + diphosphate (EC 2.7.7.80)
b0826 (moeB)	-1.9
Cysteine desulfurase: L-cysteine + a [molybdopterin synthase sulfurtransferase]-L-cysteine→a [molybdopterin synthase sulfurtransferase]-S-sulfanyl-L-cysteine + L-alanine (EC 2.8.1.7)
b1680 (sufS)	+0.1
b2810 (csdA)	+0.2
b2811 (ygdK)	-0.1
b2530 (iscS)	N.D.
GTP + a reduced two electron carrier + S-adenosyl-L-methionine→(8S)-3',8-cyclo-7,8-dihydroguanosine 5'-triphosphate + an oxidized electron carrier + 5'-deoxyadenosine + L-methionine + H+ (EC 4.1.99.22)
b0781 (moaA)	-1.9
a carboxy-adenylated [small subunit of molybdopterin synthase] + a [molybdopterin synthase sulfurtransferase]-S-sulfanyl-L-cysteine + a reduced two electron carrier→a thiocarboxylated [small subunit of molybdopterin synthase] + AMP + an oxidized electron carrier + a [molybdopterin synthase sulfurtransferase]-L-cysteine + H+ (EC 2.8.1.11)
b1757 (b1757)	-0.3
(8S)-3',8-cyclo-7,8-dihydroguanosine 5'-triphosphate→cyclic pyranopterin phosphate + diphosphate (EC 4.6.1.17)
b0783 (moaC)	-2.0
cyclic pyranopterin phosphate + 2 a thiocarboxylated [small subunit of molybdopterin synthase] + H2O→molybdopterin + 2 a small subunit of molybdopterin synthase + 4 H+ (EC 2.8.1.12)
b0784 (moaD)	-1.9
b0785 (moaE)	-1.6

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