MetaCyc Pathway: pyruvate fermentation to acetate and (S)-lactate I in Rhodospirillum rubrum S1H

L-lactate dehydrogenase (in reverse): pyruvate + NADH + H+→(S)-lactate + NAD+ (EC 1.1.1.27)

Rru_A1412

Rru_A3606

pyruvate + coenzyme A + NAD+→acetyl-CoA + CO2 + NADH (EC 1.2.1.104)

Rru_A1881

Phosphate acetyltransferase: acetyl-CoA + phosphate→acetyl phosphate + coenzyme A (EC 2.3.1.8)

Rru_A1378

Rru_A1468

Rru_A2997

Acetate kinase (in reverse): acetyl phosphate + ADP→acetate + ATP (EC 2.7.2.1; 2.7.2.15)

Rru_A0920

Rru_A1379

Rru_A1467

Rru_A2998

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