PathBank

Pathway Description

Methylglyoxal Degradation II

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Category:

Metabolite Pathway

Sub-Category:

Metabolic

Created: 2019-08-12

Last Updated: 2019-08-16

The most common pathway for methylglyoxal detoxification is the glyoxalase system, which is composed of two enzymes that together convert methylglyoxal to (R)-lactate in the presence of glutathione. However, in E. coli, a single enzyme, glyoxalase III, catalyzes this conversion in a single step without involvement of glutathione. Activity of glyoxalase III increases at the transition to stationary phase and expression is dependent on RpoS, suggesting that this pathway may be important during stationary phase. (EcoCyc)

References

Methylglyoxal Degradation II References

Stover CK, Pham XQ, Erwin AL, Mizoguchi SD, Warrener P, Hickey MJ, Brinkman FS, Hufnagle WO, Kowalik DJ, Lagrou M, Garber RL, Goltry L, Tolentino E, Westbrock-Wadman S, Yuan Y, Brody LL, Coulter SN, Folger KR, Kas A, Larbig K, Lim R, Smith K, Spencer D, Wong GK, Wu Z, Paulsen IT, Reizer J, Saier MH, Hancock RE, Lory S, Olson MV: Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, an opportunistic pathogen. Nature. 2000 Aug 31;406(6799):959-64. doi: 10.1038/35023079.

Pubmed: 10984043

This pathway was propagated using PathWhiz - Pon, A. et al. Pathways with PathWhiz (2015) Nucleic Acids Res. 43(Web Server issue): W552–W559.

Propagated from SMP0002096

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Highlight Compounds

	D-Lactic acid
	Hydrogen Ion
	Pyruvaldehyde
	Pyruvic acid
	Water

Highlight Proteins

	Protein/nucleic acid deglycase HchA
	Quinone-dependent D-lactate dehydrogenase

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