MetaCyc Pathway: chlorophyll a biosynthesis II in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942

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Divinyl chlorophyllide a 8-vinyl-reductase (in reverse):
chlorophyllide a2 + NADPH + H+→chlorophyllide a + NADP+ (EC 1.3.1.75)
Synpcc7942_0501
Chlorophyll synthase:
chlorophyllide a + geranylgeranyl diphosphate + H+→geranylgeranyl chlorophyll a + diphosphate (EC 2.5.1.62)
Synpcc7942_2084 (chlG)
Geranylgeranyl diphosphate reductase (in reverse):
geranylgeranyl chlorophyll a + NADPH + H+→dihydrogeranylgeranyl chlorophyll a + NADP+ (EC 1.3.1.83)
Synpcc7942_0385 (chlP)
Synpcc7942_0508
Geranylgeranyl diphosphate reductase (in reverse):
dihydrogeranylgeranyl chlorophyll a + NADPH + H+→tetrahydrogeranylgeranyl chlorophyll a + NADP+ (EC 1.3.1.83)
Synpcc7942_0385 (chlP)
Synpcc7942_0508
Geranylgeranyl diphosphate reductase (in reverse):
tetrahydrogeranylgeranyl chlorophyll a + NADPH + H+→chlorophyll a + NADP+ (EC 1.3.1.83)
Synpcc7942_0385 (chlP)
Synpcc7942_0508

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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