MetaCyc Pathway: superpathway of acetate utilization and formation in Escherichia coli BW25113
| Acetate--CoA ligase: acetate + ATP + coenzyme A→acetyl-CoA + AMP + diphosphate (EC 6.2.1.1) |
| b4069 (acs) |
| Phosphate acetyltransferase: acetyl-CoA + phosphate→acetyl phosphate + coenzyme A (EC 2.3.1.8) |
| b2297 (pta) |
| b2458 (eutI) |
| Acetate kinase (in reverse): acetyl phosphate + ADP→acetate + ATP (EC 2.7.2.1; 2.7.2.15) |
| b1849 (purT) |
| b2296 (ackA) |
| b2460 (eutQ) |
| b2461 (eutP) |
| b3115 (tdcD) |
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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