MetaCyc Pathway: N-acetylneuraminate and N-acetylmannosamine degradation I in Escherichia coli BW25113

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N-acetyl-β-neuraminate→aceneuramate (EC 5.1.3.24)
b3221 (yhcH)
N-acetylneuraminate lyase:
aceneuramate→N-acetyl-D-mannosamine + pyruvate (EC 4.1.3.3)
b3225 (nanA)
N-acylmannosamine kinase:
N-acetyl-D-mannosamine + ATP→N-acetyl-D-mannosamine 6-phosphate + ADP + H+ (EC 2.7.1.60)
b3222 (yhcI)
N-acylglucosamine-6-phosphate 2-epimerase:
N-acetyl-D-mannosamine 6-phosphate→N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate (EC 5.1.3.9)
b3223 (nanE)

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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