MetaCyc Pathway: chitin degradation II (Vibrio) in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482

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Chitinase:
chitin + H2O→2 a chitodextrin (EC 3.2.1.14)
BT3050
chitin + a reduced two electron carrier + dioxygen→a chitodextrin + an oxidized electron carrier + [(1→4)-β-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl]n-(1→4)-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-D-glucono-1,5-lactone + H2O (EC 1.14.99.53)
No genes
a chitodextrin[out]→a chitodextrin[in]
No genes
a chitodextrin + n H2O→n N,N'-diacetylchitobiose + N,N',N''-triacetylchitotriose (EC 3.2.1.202)
No genes
Beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase:
N,N',N''-triacetylchitotriose + H2O→N,N'-diacetylchitobiose + N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (EC 3.2.1.52)
BT0456
BT0459
BT0460
BT0506
BT1051
BT1621
BT1627
BT2439
BT2459
BT3178
BT3598
BT3868
BT4337
BT4394
BT4681
Beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase:
N,N'-diacetylchitobiose + H2O→2 N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (EC 3.2.1.52)
BT0456
BT0459
BT0460
BT0506
BT1051
BT1621
BT1627
BT2439
BT2459
BT3178
BT3598
BT3868
BT4337
BT4394
BT4681

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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