MetaCyc Pathway: pyruvate fermentation to isobutanol (engineered) in Escherichia coli ECOR38

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Acetolactate synthase:
2 pyruvate + H+→(S)-2-acetolactate + CO2 (EC 2.2.1.6)
HEPCGN_08675 (ilvN)
HEPCGN_08680 (ilvI)
HEPCGN_13360
HEPCGN_13365 (ilvG)
HEPCGN_13885
HEPCGN_13890 (ilvN)
Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (in reverse):
(S)-2-acetolactate + NADPH + H+→(2R)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoate + NADP+ (EC 1.1.1.86)
HEPCGN_13335 (ilvC)
Dihydroxy-acid dehydratase:
(2R)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoate→3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate + H2O (EC 4.2.1.9)
HEPCGN_13350 (ilvD)
Branched-chain-2-oxoacid decarboxylase:
3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate + H+→isobutanal + CO2 (EC 4.1.1.72)
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Alcohol dehydrogenase (in reverse):
isobutanal + NADH + H+→isobutanol + NAD+ (EC 1.1.1.1)
HEPCGN_07365 (frmA)
HEPCGN_07515 (yahK)
HEPCGN_09935 (ahr)
HEPCGN_14690 (yiaY)
HEPCGN_16580 (acuI)
HEPCGN_25070 (adhE)
HEPCGN_26430 (adhP)

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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