MetaCyc Pathway: long chain fatty acid ester synthesis (engineered) in Rhodosporidium toruloides IFO0880

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Pyruvate decarboxylase:
pyruvate + H+→acetaldehyde + CO2 (EC 4.1.1.1)
mRNA_7423 (15791)
Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase:
a long-chain fatty acid + ATP + coenzyme A→a long-chain fatty acyl-CoA + AMP + diphosphate (EC 6.2.1.3)
mRNA_4187 (12555)
mRNA_7380 (15748)
acetaldehyde + a ubiquinol→ethanol + a ubiquinone (EC 1.1.5.5)
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Long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase:
ethanol + a long-chain fatty acyl-CoA→a long-chain acyl ethyl ester + coenzyme A (EC 2.3.1.75)
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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