MetaCyc Pathway: sn-glycerol 3-phosphate anaerobic respiration in Escherichia coli BW25113

Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase: sn-glycerol 3-phosphate[in] + a ubiquinone→a ubiquinol + glycerone phosphate[in] (EC 1.1.5.3)

b2241 (glpA)

b2242 (glpB)

b2243 (glpC)

b3426 (glpD)

a ubiquinol + 2 an oxidized [NapC protein][out]→2 a reduced [NapC protein][out] + 2 H+[out] + a ubiquinone (EC 7.1.1.8)

b2204 (napH)

b2205 (napG)

Nitrate reductase (cytochrome): 2 a reduced [NapC protein][out] + nitrate[out] + 2 H+[out]→nitrite[out] + 2 an oxidized [NapC protein][out] + H2O[out] (EC 1.9.6.1)

b2203 (napB)

b2206 (napA)

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