| Entry |
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| Name |
Ascorbate and aldarate metabolism - Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655 |
| Class |
Metabolism; Carbohydrate metabolism
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| Pathway map |
| eco00053 | Ascorbate and aldarate metabolism |

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| Module |
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| Other DBs |
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| Organism |
Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655 [GN: eco]
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| Gene |
| b4192 | ulaG; L-ascorbate-6-phosphate lactonase [KO:K03476] [EC:3.1.1.-] |
| b4193 | ulaA; L-ascorbate specific PTS enzyme IIC component [KO:K03475] |
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| Compound |
| C00652 | D-Arabinono-1,4-lactone |
| C00679 | 5-Dehydro-4-deoxy-D-glucarate |
| C00684 | 2-Dehydro-3-deoxy-L-arabinonate |
| C01114 | L-Arabinono-1,4-lactone |
| C01115 | L-Galactono-1,4-lactone |
| C01146 | 2-Hydroxy-3-oxopropanoate |
| C03826 | 2-Dehydro-3-deoxy-D-xylonate |
| C03921 | 2-Dehydro-3-deoxy-D-glucarate |
| C04037 | 1-Phospho-alpha-D-galacturonate |
| C04575 | (4R,5S)-4,5,6-Trihydroxy-2,3-dioxohexanoate |
| C05385 | D-Glucuronate 1-phosphate |
| C06316 | Dehydro-D-arabinono-1,4-lactone |
| C14899 | 3-Dehydro-L-gulonate 6-phosphate |
| C15926 | beta-L-Galactose 1-phosphate |
| C16186 | L-Ascorbate 6-phosphate |
| C20889 | D-Galactaro-1,5-lactone |
| C20896 | D-Galactaro-1,4-lactone |
| C21955 | L-Galactono-1,5-lactone |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Linster CL, Van Schaftingen E |
| Title |
Vitamin C. Biosynthesis, recycling and degradation in mammals. |
| Journal |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Valpuesta V, Botella MA. |
| Title |
Biosynthesis of L-ascorbic acid in plants: new pathways for an old antioxidant. |
| Journal |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Davey MW, Gilot C, Persiau G, Ostergaard J, Han Y, Bauw GC, Van Montagu MC. |
| Title |
Ascorbate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis cell suspension culture. |
| Journal |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Conklin PL, Gatzek S, Wheeler GL, Dowdle J, Raymond MJ, Rolinski S, Isupov M, Littlechild JA, Smirnoff N. |
| Title |
Arabidopsis thaliana VTC4 encodes L-galactose-1-P phosphatase, a plant ascorbic acid biosynthetic enzyme. |
| Journal |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Linster CL, Gomez TA, Christensen KC, Adler LN, Young BD, Brenner C, Clarke SG. |
| Title |
Arabidopsis VTC2 Encodes a GDP-L-Galactose Phosphorylase, the Last Unknown Enzyme in the Smirnoff-Wheeler Pathway to Ascorbic Acid in Plants. |
| Journal |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Campos E, Baldoma L, Aguilar J, Badia J. |
| Title |
Regulation of expression of the divergent ulaG and ulaABCDEF operons involved in LaAscorbate dissimilation in Escherichia coli. |
| Journal |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Zhang Z, Aboulwafa M, Smith MH, Saier MH Jr. |
| Title |
The ascorbate transporter of Escherichia coli. |
| Journal |
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Related pathway |
| eco00040 | Pentose and glucuronate interconversions |
| eco00051 | Fructose and mannose metabolism |
| eco00520 | Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism |
| eco00630 | Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism |
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| KO pathway |
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