MetaCyc Pathway: methylglyoxal degradation III in Escherichia coli BW25113
| Aldehyde reductase (in reverse): methylglyoxal + NADPH + H+→hydroxyacetone + NADP+ (EC 1.1.1.21) |
| b0207 (dkgB) |
| b1781 (yeaE) |
| b3001 (yghZ) |
| b3011 (yqhD) |
| b3012 (yqhE) |
| hydroxyacetone + NADH + H+→(S)-propane-1,2-diol + NAD+ |
| b3945 (gldA) |
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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