MetaCyc Pathway: oleate biosynthesis III (cyanobacteria) in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942

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Glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase:
a stearoyl-[acp] + sn-glycerol 3-phosphate→1-stearoyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + a soluble [acyl-carrier protein] (EC 2.3.1.15)
Synpcc7942_1454 (plsX)
Synpcc7942_2057
1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase:
1-stearoyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + an acyl-[acyl-carrier protein]→a 1-stearoyl 2-acyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + a soluble [acyl-carrier protein] (EC 2.3.1.51)
Synpcc7942_1457 (plsC)
a 1-stearoyl 2-acyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + dioxygen + 2 H+ + 2 a reduced ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster→a 1-oleoyl 2-acyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + 2 an oxidized ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster + 2 H2O (EC 1.14.19.28)
Synpcc7942_2561 (desC)

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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