MetaCyc Pathway: L-phenylalanine degradation III in Escherichia coli BW25113

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Phenylalanine(histidine) transaminase:
L-phenylalanine + pyruvate→3-phenyl-2-oxopropanoate + L-alanine
(EC 2.6.1.58)
No genes
Aspartate transaminase:
L-phenylalanine + 2-oxoglutarate→3-phenyl-2-oxopropanoate + L-glutamate
(EC 2.6.1.1; 2.6.1.27; 2.6.1.57)
b0928 (aspC)
b2021 (hisC)
b4054 (tyrB)
b4340 (yjiR)
b3770 (ilvE)
Phenylpyruvate decarboxylase:
3-phenyl-2-oxopropanoate + H+→phenylacetaldehyde + CO2
(EC 4.1.1.43)
No genes
Alcohol dehydrogenase (in reverse):
phenylacetaldehyde + NADH + H+→2-phenylethanol + NAD+
(EC 1.1.1.1)
b0325 (yahK)
b0356 (frmA)
b1241 (adhE)
b1478 (adhP)
b3253 (yhdH)
b4269 (yjgB)
b3589 (yiaY)

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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