MetaCyc Pathway: L-fucose degradation I in Escherichia coli BW25113
| β-L-fucopyranose→α-L-fucopyranose (spontaneous) (EC 5.1.3.29) |
| b2804 (fucU) |
| L-fucose isomerase: α-L-fucopyranose→L-fuculose (EC 5.3.1.25) |
| b2802 (fucI) |
| L-fuculokinase: L-fuculose + ATP→L-fuculose 1-phosphate + ADP + H+ (EC 2.7.1.51) |
| b2803 (fucK) |
| L-fuculose-phosphate aldolase: L-fuculose 1-phosphate→(S)-lactaldehyde + glycerone phosphate (EC 4.1.2.17) |
| b2800 (fucA) |
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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