MetaCyc Pathway: methylglyoxal degradation I in Pseudomonas fluorescens GW456-L13

Lactoylglutathione lyase (in reverse): methylglyoxal + glutathione→(R)-S-lactoylglutathione (EC 4.4.1.5)

PfGW456L13_2380

PfGW456L13_2929

Hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase: (R)-S-lactoylglutathione + H2O→(R)-lactate + glutathione + H+ (EC 3.1.2.6)

PfGW456L13_3340

PfGW456L13_4681

(R)-lactate[in] + an electron-transfer quinone→pyruvate[in] + an electron-transfer quinol (EC 1.1.5.12)

PfGW456L13_5118

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