MetaCyc Pathway: pyruvate fermentation to (R)-acetoin I in Hydrogenophaga sp. GW460-11-11-14-LB1

Acetolactate synthase: 2 pyruvate + H+→(S)-2-acetolactate + CO2 (EC 2.2.1.6)

GFF11

GFF12

GFF1551

GFF2148

GFF2981

GFF3744

GFF3745

GFF3965

GFF4276

GFF4277

GFF445

GFF5606

(S)-2-acetolactate + an oxidized electron carrier + H+→CO2 + diacetyl + a reduced two electron carrier (spontaneous)

No genes

diacetyl + NADH + H+→(R)-acetoin + NAD+ (EC 1.1.1.303)

GFF5014

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