MetaCyc Pathway: superpathway of L-alanine biosynthesis in Escherichia coli ECOR27

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Alanine transaminase (in reverse):
pyruvate + L-glutamate→L-alanine + 2-oxoglutarate (EC 2.6.1.2)
NOLOHH_14055 (alaC)
NOLOHH_14445 (alaA)
Branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase (in reverse):
3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate + L-glutamate→L-valine + 2-oxoglutarate (EC 2.6.1.42)
NOLOHH_06780 (ilvE)
Cysteine desulfurase:
L-cysteine + an unsulfurated [sulfur carrier]→L-alanine + a sulfurated [sulfur carrier] (EC 2.8.1.7)
NOLOHH_11980 (csdE)
NOLOHH_11985 (csdA)
NOLOHH_13290 (iscS)
NOLOHH_17790 (sufS)
Valine--pyruvate transaminase:
L-valine + pyruvate→3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate + L-alanine (EC 2.6.1.66)
NOLOHH_07860 (avtA)
NOLOHH_14445 (alaA)

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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