MetaCyc Pathway: pyruvate fermentation to (<i>S</i>)-acetoin in Escherichia coli HS(pFamp)R (ATCC 700891)

MetaCyc Pathway: pyruvate fermentation to (S)-acetoin in Escherichia coli HS(pFamp)R (ATCC 700891)

Acetolactate synthase:
2 pyruvate + H⁺→(S)-2-acetolactate + CO₂ (EC 2.2.1.6)

OHPLBJKB_00029

OHPLBJKB_00030

(S)-2-acetolactate + an oxidized electron carrier + H⁺→CO₂ + diacetyl + a reduced two electron carrier (spontaneous)

No genes

diacetyl + NADH + H⁺→(S)-acetoin + NAD⁺ (EC 1.1.1.304)

OHPLBJKB_01297

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Pathway details at MetaCyc
Fitness data for 7 genes
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All MetaCyc pathways for Escherichia coli HS(pFamp)R (ATCC 700891)

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