MetaCyc Pathway: poly-β-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine biosynthesis in Escherichia coli BW25113

N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + n UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine→poly-β-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + n UDP (EC 2.4.1.M63)

b1021 (ycdP)

b1022 (ycdQ)

poly-β-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine[in]→poly-β-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine[out]

b1021 (ycdP)

b1022 (ycdQ)

poly-β-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + H2O→a partially deacetylated poly-β-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + acetate

b1023 (ycdR)

a partially deacetylated poly-β-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine[in]→a partially deacetylated poly-β-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine[out]

b1024 (ycdS)

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