L-phenylalanine catabolism in Erythrobacter gangjinensis K7-2

Best path

aroP, PAH, PCBD, QDPR, HPD, hmgA, maiA, fahA, atoA, atoD, atoB

Rules

Overview: Phenylalanine utilization in GapMind is based on MetaCyc pathway L-phenylalanine degradation I (aerobic, via tyrosine, link), pathway II (anaerobic, via phenylacetaldehyde dehydrogenase, link), degradation via phenylpyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PMC3346364), or degradation via phenylacetaldehyde:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PMID:24214948). (MetaCyc describes additional pathways, but they do not result in carbon incorporation or are not reported in prokaryotes, so they are not included in GapMind.)

• all:
  • phenylalanine-transport, ARO8, phenylpyruvate-fd-oxidoreductase and phenylacetyl-CoA-degradation
  • or phenylalanine-transport, ARO8, phenylpyruvate-decarboxylase, pad-dh and phenylacetate-degradation
  • or phenylalanine-transport, ARO8, phenylpyruvate-decarboxylase, pfor and phenylacetate-degradation
  • or phenylalanine-transport, PAH, PCBD, QDPR and tyrosine-degradation
  • Comment: Phenylalanine can be catabolized via transaminase ARO8, which forms phenylpyruvate (also known as 3-phenyl-2-oxo-propanoate), and phenylpyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase, which forms phenylacetyl-CoA. In the anaerobic pathway, the transaminase ARO8 forms phenylpyruvate, a carboxy-lyase forms phenylacetaldehyde, and a dehydrogenase (pad-dh) forms phenylacetate Or, in a variation on the anaerobic pathway, the phenylacetaldehyde is oxidized to phenylacetate by phenylacetaldehyde:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (pfor). In the aerobic pathway, PAH forms tyrosine and hydroxylates its tetrahydropterin co-substrate; the tetrahydropterin is regenerated by dehydratase PCBD and reductase QDPR.
• phenylpyruvate-fd-oxidoreductase:
  • iorA and iorB
  • or iorAB
  • Comment: This enzyme is usually known as indolepyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase, but it acts on phenylpyruvate as well, forming phenylacetyl-CoA (PMID:8206994). Phenylpyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase has both heterodimeric (iorA/iorB) and fused (iorAB) forms.
• phenylpyruvate-decarboxylase:
  • ARO10
  • or PPDCalpha and PPDCbeta
  • Comment: Phenylpyruvate can be decarboxylated to phenylacetaldehyde by the typical homomeric enzyme, or by a heterodimer reported in Streptomyces virginiae (see PMID:28719183)
• phenylacetyl-CoA-degradation:
  • paaA, paaB, paaC, paaE, paaG, paaZ1, paaZ2, paaJ1, paaF, paaH and paaJ2
  • or phenylacetyl-CoA-dehydrogenase, phenylglyoxylate-dehydrogenase and benzoyl-CoA-degradation
  • Comment: In the aerobic pathway, oxygen-dependent 1,2-epoxidase (PaaABCE) converts phenylacetyl-CoA to 1,2-epoxyphenylacetyl-CoA, which spontaenously rearranges to 2-(oxepinyl)acetyl-CoA; isomerase PaaG forms 2-oxepin-2(3H)-ylideneacetyl-CoA ("oxepin-CoA"); a ring-opening hydrolase forms 3-oxo-5,6-didehydrosuberyl-CoA semialdehyde; a dehydrogenase forms 3-oxo-5,6-didehydrosuberyl-CoA; thiolase PaaJ forms cis-3,4-didehydroadipyl-CoA (and acetyl-CoA); isomerase PaaG forms trans-2,3-didehydroadipyl-CoA; hydratase PaaF forms (3S)-hydroxyadipyl-CoA; dehydrogenase PaaH forms 3-oxoadipyl-CoA, and thiolase PaaJ forms succinyl-CoA and acetyl-CoA. (The role of PaaG is described in PMID:31689071 and differs slightly from MetaCyc.) In the anaerobic pathway, a dehydrogenase forms phenylglyoxyl-CoA, a hydrolase forms phenylglyoxylate (this step is not linked to sequence but is likely provided by the phenylglyoxylyl-CoA dehydrogenase, see PMID:10336636), and another dehydrogenase forms benzoyl-CoA and CO2. In principle, this pathway could occur aerobically, so GapMind includes aerobic pathways for degrading the benzoyl-CoA.
• phenylacetate-degradation: paaK and phenylacetyl-CoA-degradation
  • Comment: Phenylacetate is activated to phenylacetyl-CoA by paaK
• benzoyl-CoA-degradation:
  • benzoyl-CoA-reductase, dch, had, oah, pimB and glutaryl-CoA-degradation
  • or benzoyl-CoA-reductase, Ch1CoA, badK, badH, badI, pimD, pimC, pimF and glutaryl-CoA-degradation
  • or boxA, boxB, boxC, boxD, paaF, paaH and paaJ2
  • Comment: Benzoyl-CoA can be degraded anaerobically (link) by reduction to cyclohex-1,5-diene-1-carbonyl-CoA, followed by hydratase (dch) to 6-hydroxycyclohex-1-ene-1-carbonyl-CoA, a dehydrogenase to 6-oxocyclohex-1-ene-1-carbonyl-CoA, a hydrolase to 2-hydroxy-6-oxocycloheane-1-carbonyl-CoA, a ring-opening hydrolase to 3-hydroxypimeloyl-CoA [the last two steps are both catalyzed by oah], a dehydrogenase to 3-oxopimeloyl-CoA [not linked to sequence and omitted], and an acetyltransferase to glutaryl-CoA and acetyl-CoA. Alternatively, after reduction to cyclohex-1,5-diene-1-carbonyl-CoA, Ch1CoA can further reduce it to cyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxyl-CoA (link), followed by hydration to 2-hydroxy-cyclohexane-1-carbonyl-CoA, oxidation to 2-ketocyclohexane-1-carbonyl-CoA, cleavage by a ring-opening hydrolase to pimeloyl-CoA, oxidation to 2,3-didehydropimeloyl-CoA, hydration to 3-hydroxypimeloyl-C, oxidation to 3-oxopimeloyl-CoA and cleavage by a thiolase to glutaryl-CoA and acetyl-CoA. Benzoyl-CoA degradation can be degraded aerobically (link) by an epoxidase (boxAB) that forms 2,3-epoxy-2-3-dihydrobenzoyl-CoA; a dihydrolase forms cis-3,4-dihydroadipyl-CoA semialdehyde and formate; a dehydrogenase forms cis-3,4-dehydroadipyl-CoA; and an unknown isomerase forms trans-2,3-dehydroadipyl-CoA. This is converted to succinyl-CoA as in the anaerobic pathway (paaF, paaH, and paaJ2).
• phenylglyoxylate-dehydrogenase: padG, padI, padE, padF and padH
• phenylacetyl-CoA-dehydrogenase: padB, padC and padD
• glutaryl-CoA-degradation: gcdH, ech, fadB and atoB
  • Comment: In MetaCyc pathway glutaryl-CoA degradation (link), glutaryl-CoA is oxidized to (E)-glutaconyl-CoA and oxidatively decarboxylated to crotonyl-CoA (both by the same enzyme), hydrated to 3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA, oxidized to acetoacetyl-CoA, and cleaved to two acetyl-CoA.
• benzoyl-CoA-reductase:
  • bcrA, bcrB, bcrC and bcrD
  • or bamB, bamC, bamD, bamE, bamF, bamG, bamH and bamI
  • Comment: Benzoyl-CoA reduction is energetically unfavorable. There are two classes of reductases: class I enzymes (bcrABCD) use ATP to drive the reaction, while class II enzymes (bamBCDEFGHI) are thought to us an electron bifurcation. SYN_02587 (Q2LQN9) from Syntrophus aciditrophicus, which can oxidize cyclohex-1,5-diene-1-carbonyl-CoA to benzoyl-CoA, is not included because it seems to lack a mechanism to drive benzoyl-CoA reduction.
• tyrosine-degradation: HPD, hmgA, maiA, fahA and acetoacetate-degradation
  • Comment: In pathway I, an aminotransferase (not represented) forms 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)pyruvate, dioxygenase HPD forms homogentisate, another oxygenase forms 4-maleyl-acetoacetate, an isomerase forms 4-fumaryl-acetoacetate, and a hydrolase yields acetoacetate and fumarate. (Fumarate is part of the TCA cycle so its catabolism is not described.)
• acetoacetate-degradation: acetoacetate-activation and atoB
  • Comment: The acetoacetate is activated to acetoacetyl-CoA, and cleaved by acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase, giving two acetyl-CoA.
• acetoacetate-activation:
  • atoA and atoD
  • or aacS
  • Comment: acetyl-CoA:acetoacetyl-CoA transferase (sometimes given EC 2.8.3.9 or EC 2.8.3.8) or succinyl-CoA:acetoacetyl-CoA transferase (EC 2.8.3.5, also known as 3-oxoacid CoA-transferase) can activate acetoacetate. These have an A and B subunit. Alternatively, an ATP-dependent ligase (aacS) can activate acetoacetate (EC 6.2.1.16).
• phenylalanine-transport:
  • livF, livG, livH, livM and livJ
  • or aroP
  • Comment: Transporters were identified using query: transporter:phenylalanine:L-phenylalanine:phe

76 steps (33 with candidates)

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Step	Description	Best candidate	2nd candidate
aroP	L-phenylalanine:H+ symporter AroP
PAH	phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase	AAW01_RS07330
PCBD	pterin-4-alpha-carbinoalamine dehydratase	AAW01_RS05960
QDPR	6,7-dihydropteridine reductase
HPD	4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase	AAW01_RS02720
hmgA	homogentisate dioxygenase	AAW01_RS11510
maiA	maleylacetoacetate isomerase	AAW01_RS11505
fahA	fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase	AAW01_RS11515
atoA	acetoacetyl-CoA transferase, A subunit	AAW01_RS09475
atoD	acetoacetyl-CoA transferase, B subunit	AAW01_RS09460
atoB	acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase	AAW01_RS02970	AAW01_RS00830
Alternative steps:
aacS	acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase	AAW01_RS06755	AAW01_RS00835
ARO10	phenylpyruvate decarboxylase
ARO8	L-phenylalanine transaminase	AAW01_RS11700	AAW01_RS10325
badH	2-hydroxy-cyclohexanecarboxyl-CoA dehydrogenase	AAW01_RS11455	AAW01_RS07585
badI	2-ketocyclohexanecarboxyl-CoA hydrolase	AAW01_RS13205	AAW01_RS03435
badK	cyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxyl-CoA hydratase	AAW01_RS13205	AAW01_RS03435
bamB	class II benzoyl-CoA reductase, BamB subunit
bamC	class II benzoyl-CoA reductase, BamC subunit
bamD	class II benzoyl-CoA reductase, BamD subunit
bamE	class II benzoyl-CoA reductase, BamE subunit
bamF	class II benzoyl-CoA reductase, BamF subunit
bamG	class II benzoyl-CoA reductase, BamG subunit
bamH	class II benzoyl-CoA reductase, BamH subunit	AAW01_RS02925
bamI	class II benzoyl-CoA reductase, BamI subunit
bcrA	ATP-dependent benzoyl-CoA reductase, alpha subunit
bcrB	ATP-dependent benzoyl-CoA reductase, beta subunit
bcrC	ATP-dependent benzoyl-CoA reductase, gamma subunit
bcrD	ATP-dependent benzoyl-CoA reductase, delta subunit
boxA	benzoyl-CoA epoxidase, subunit A
boxB	benzoyl-CoA epoxidase, subunit B
boxC	2,3-epoxybenzoyl-CoA dihydrolase
boxD	3,4-dehydroadipyl-CoA semialdehyde dehydrogenase
Ch1CoA	cyclohex-1-ene-1-carbonyl-CoA dehydrogenase	AAW01_RS10540	AAW01_RS07145
dch	cyclohexa-1,5-diene-1-carboxyl-CoA hydratase	AAW01_RS13205
ech	(S)-3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA hydro-lyase	AAW01_RS13205	AAW01_RS11465
fadB	(S)-3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA dehydrogenase	AAW01_RS00825	AAW01_RS06205
gcdH	glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase	AAW01_RS11555	AAW01_RS07145
had	6-hydroxycyclohex-1-ene-1-carbonyl-CoA dehydrogenase
iorA	phenylpyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase, IorA subunit
iorAB	phenylpyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase, fused IorA/IorB
iorB	phenylpyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase, IorB subunit
livF	L-phenylalanine ABC transporter, ATPase component 1 (LivF)	AAW01_RS09360	AAW01_RS01960
livG	L-phenylalanine ABC transporter, ATPase component 2 (LivG)	AAW01_RS09360	AAW01_RS07015
livH	L-phenylalanine ABC transporter, permease component 1 (LivH)
livJ	L-phenylalanine ABC transporter, substrate-binding component LivJ/LivK
livM	L-phenylalanine ABC transporter, permease component 2 (LivM)
oah	6-oxocyclohex-1-ene-1-carbonyl-CoA hydratase
paaA	phenylacetyl-CoA 1,2-epoxidase, subunit A
paaB	phenylacetyl-CoA 1,2-epoxidase, subunit B
paaC	phenylacetyl-CoA 1,2-epoxidase, subunit C
paaE	phenylacetyl-CoA 1,2-epoxidase, subunit E
paaF	2,3-dehydroadipyl-CoA hydratase	AAW01_RS13205	AAW01_RS03435
paaG	1,2-epoxyphenylacetyl-CoA isomerase / 2-(oxepinyl)acetyl-CoA isomerase / didehydroadipyl-CoA isomerase	AAW01_RS03435	AAW01_RS13205
paaH	3-hydroxyadipyl-CoA dehydrogenase	AAW01_RS00825	AAW01_RS06205
paaJ1	3-oxo-5,6-dehydrosuberyl-CoA thiolase	AAW01_RS00830	AAW01_RS02970
paaJ2	3-oxoadipyl-CoA thiolase	AAW01_RS00830	AAW01_RS02970
paaK	phenylacetate-CoA ligase	AAW01_RS11440	AAW01_RS00835
paaZ1	oxepin-CoA hydrolase	AAW01_RS13205
paaZ2	3-oxo-5,6-didehydrosuberyl-CoA semialdehyde dehydrogenase
pad-dh	phenylacetaldehyde dehydrogenase	AAW01_RS00220	AAW01_RS09770
padB	phenylacetyl-CoA dehydrogenase, PadB subunit
padC	phenylacetyl-CoA dehydrogenase, PadC subunit
padD	phenylacetyl-CoA dehydrogenase, PadD subunit
padE	phenylglyoxylate dehydrogenase, gamma subunit
padF	phenylglyoxylate dehydrogenase, delta subunit
padG	phenylglyoxylate dehydrogenase, alpha subunit
padH	phenylglyoxylate dehydrogenase, epsilon subunit
padI	phenylglyoxylate dehydrogenase, beta subunit
pfor	phenylacetaldeyde:ferredoxin oxidoreductase
pimB	3-oxopimeloyl-CoA:CoA acetyltransferase	AAW01_RS00830	AAW01_RS02970
pimC	pimeloyl-CoA dehydrogenase, small subunit
pimD	pimeloyl-CoA dehydrogenase, large subunit
pimF	6-carboxyhex-2-enoyl-CoA hydratase
PPDCalpha	phenylpyruvate decarboxylase, alpha subunit	AAW01_RS01595	AAW01_RS02710
PPDCbeta	phenylpyruvate decarboxylase, beta subunit	AAW01_RS01600	AAW01_RS02700

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transporter – transporters and PTS systems are shaded because predicting their specificity is particularly challenging.

This GapMind analysis is from Sep 24 2021. The underlying query database was built on Sep 17 2021.