The EAWAG-BBD Methanogenesis Pathway

• Carbon Dioxide -----> Formylmethanofuran (reacID# r0345)
• N5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin -----> N5,N10-Methenyltetrahydromethanopterin (reacID# r0347)
• Formylmethanofuran -----> N5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin (reacID# r0346)
• N5,N10-Methenyltetrahydromethanopterin -----> N5,N10-Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin (reacID# r0348)
• N5,N10-Methenyltetrahydromethanopterin -----> N5,N10-Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin (reacID# r0353)
• 5-Methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin -----> Methyl-coenzyme M (reacID# r0355)
• Methyl-coenzyme M -----> Methane (reacID# r0356)
• N5,N10-Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin -----> 5-Methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin (reacID# r0354)

• Carbon Dioxide [124-38-9] (compID# c0131)
• N5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin (compID# c0339)
• Formylmethanofuran (compID# c0338)
• Methane [74-82-8] (compID# c0095)
• N5,N10-Methenyltetrahydromethanopterin (compID# c0349)
• 5-Methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin (compID# c0351)
• Methyl-coenzyme M [53501-90-9] (compID# c0353)
• N5,N10-Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin (compID# c0350)

• EC 1.2.99.5 formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0121)
• EC 1.5.99.- H(2)-dependent methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0265)
• EC 1.5.99.9 F420-dependent methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0124)
• EC 1.5.99.11 methylenetetrahydromethanopterin reductase (enzymeID# e0266)
• EC 2.1.1.86 tetrahydromethanopterin S-methyltransferase (enzymeID# e0145)
• EC 2.3.1.101 formylmethanofuran--tetrahydromethanopterin N-formyltransferase (enzymeID# e0143)
• EC 2.8.4.1 methyl-coenzyme-M reductase (enzymeID# e0267)
• EC 3.5.4.27 methenyltetrahydromethanopterin cyclohydrolase (enzymeID# e0140)

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