MetaCyc Pathway: superpathway of L-alanine biosynthesis in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942

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Alanine transaminase (in reverse):
pyruvate + L-glutamate→L-alanine + 2-oxoglutarate (EC 2.6.1.2)
Synpcc7942_1794
Branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase (in reverse):
3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate + L-glutamate→L-valine + 2-oxoglutarate (EC 2.6.1.42)
Synpcc7942_1029 (ilvE)
Cysteine desulfurase:
L-cysteine + an unsulfurated [sulfur carrier]→L-alanine + a sulfurated [sulfur carrier] (EC 2.8.1.7)
Synpcc7942_1255
Synpcc7942_1738 (sufS)
Synpcc7942_1929 (nifS)
Synpcc7942_2558 (nifS)
Synpcc7942_B2661
Valine--pyruvate transaminase:
L-valine + pyruvate→3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate + L-alanine (EC 2.6.1.66)
Synpcc7942_2258 (avtA)

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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