MetaCyc Pathway: chitin biosynthesis in Escherichia coli BL21

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Phosphoglucomutase:
α-D-glucopyranose 1-phosphate→D-glucopyranose 6-phosphate (EC 5.4.2.2)
ECD_00645
ECD_03041
Alpha,alpha-trehalase:
α,α-trehalose + H2O→α-D-glucopyranose + β-D-glucopyranose (EC 3.2.1.28)
ECD_01172
ECD_03367
Hexokinase:
D-glucopyranose + ATP→D-glucopyranose 6-phosphate + ADP + H+ (EC 2.7.1.1; 2.7.1.2)
ECD_00343
ECD_02298
Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase:
α-D-glucose 6-phosphate→β-D-fructofuranose 6-phosphate (EC 5.3.1.9)
ECD_02691
ECD_03897
Glutamine--fructose-6-phosphate transaminase (isomerizing):
β-D-fructofuranose 6-phosphate + L-glutamine→D-glucosamine 6-phosphate + L-glutamate (EC 2.6.1.16)
ECD_03613
Glucosamine-phosphate N-acetyltransferase:
D-glucosamine 6-phosphate + acetyl-CoA→N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate + coenzyme A + H+ (EC 2.3.1.4)
No genes
Phosphoacetylglucosamine mutase:
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate→N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate (EC 5.4.2.3)
No genes
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase:
N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + H+ + UTP→UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine + diphosphate (EC 2.7.7.23)
ECD_03614
Chitin synthase:
UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine + chitin→chitin + UDP (EC 2.4.1.16)
No genes

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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