MetaCyc Pathway: L-ornithine biosynthesis I in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris strain 8004

Amino-acid N-acetyltransferase: L-glutamate + acetyl-CoA→N-acetyl-L-glutamate + coenzyme A + H+ (EC 2.3.1.1)

Xcc-8004.1264.1

Xcc-8004.1696.1

Xcc-8004.2321.1

Xcc-8004.3339.1

Xcc-8004.4396.1

Xcc-8004.5265.1

Acetylglutamate kinase: N-acetyl-L-glutamate + ATP→N-acetylglutamyl-phosphate + ADP (EC 2.7.2.8)

Xcc-8004.2320.1

N-acetyl-gamma-glutamyl-phosphate reductase (in reverse): N-acetylglutamyl-phosphate + NADPH + H+→N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde + NADP+ + phosphate (EC 1.2.1.38)

Xcc-8004.2322.1

Acetylornithine transaminase (in reverse): N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde + L-glutamate→N-acetyl-L-ornithine + 2-oxoglutarate (EC 2.6.1.11)

Xcc-8004.1117.1

Xcc-8004.2165.1

Acetylornithine deacetylase: N-acetyl-L-ornithine + H2O→L-ornithine + acetate (EC 3.5.1.16)

Xcc-8004.2319.1

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