MetaCyc Pathway: L-ornithine biosynthesis I in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

Amino-acid N-acetyltransferase: L-glutamate + acetyl-CoA→N-acetyl-L-glutamate + coenzyme A + H+ (EC 2.3.1.1)

SO0192

SO2850

SO4245 (argA)

Acetylglutamate kinase: N-acetyl-L-glutamate + ATP→N-acetylglutamyl-phosphate + ADP (EC 2.7.2.8)

SO0276 (argB)

N-acetyl-gamma-glutamyl-phosphate reductase (in reverse): N-acetylglutamyl-phosphate + NADPH + H+→N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde + NADP+ + phosphate (EC 1.2.1.38)

SO0275 (argC)

Acetylornithine transaminase (in reverse): N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde + L-glutamate→N-acetyl-L-ornithine + 2-oxoglutarate (EC 2.6.1.11)

SO0617 (argD)

SO1276 (gabT)

Acetylornithine deacetylase: N-acetyl-L-ornithine + H2O→L-ornithine + acetate (EC 3.5.1.16)

SO3749

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