MetaCyc Pathway: L-phenylalanine degradation II (anaerobic) in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942

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Aspartate transaminase:
L-phenylalanine + 2-oxoglutarate→3-phenyl-2-oxopropanoate + L-glutamate (EC 2.6.1.1; 2.6.1.27; 2.6.1.57)
Synpcc7942_1030 (hisC)
Synpcc7942_1794
Synpcc7942_2545 (aspC)
Phenylpyruvate decarboxylase:
3-phenyl-2-oxopropanoate + H+→phenylacetaldehyde + CO2 (EC 4.1.1.43)
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Phenylacetaldehyde dehydrogenase:
phenylacetaldehyde + NAD+ + H2O→phenylacetate + NADH + 2 H+ (EC 1.2.1.39)
Synpcc7942_0489 (aldA)

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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