MetaCyc Pathway: sorbitol biosynthesis II in Escherichia coli BW25113
| Glucose-fructose oxidoreductase: keto-D-fructose + D-glucopyranose→D-glucono-1,5-lactone + D-sorbitol (EC 1.1.99.28) |
| No genes |
| Gluconolactonase: D-glucono-1,5-lactone + H2O→D-gluconate + H+ (spontaneous) (EC 3.1.1.17) |
| No genes |
| Gluconokinase: D-gluconate + ATP→D-gluconate 6-phosphate + ADP + H+ (EC 2.7.1.12) |
| b3437 (gntK) |
| b4268 (idnK) |
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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