Table 1 Reactions that form the metabolic pathways of acidogenesis and solventogenesis and the enzymes which are required to catalyze the solvent-associated reactions, i.e. 3-7 and 9.
Reaction number | Reaction | Associated enzyme(s) |
|---|---|---|
1 | glucose → acetyl-CoA | |
2 | acetyl-CoA → acetate | |
3 | acetate + acetoacetyl-CoA → acetoacetate + acetyl-CoA | CtfA/B |
4 | acetyl-CoA → acetoacetyl-CoA | ThlA |
5 | acetyl-CoA → ethanol | AdhE |
6 | butyrate + acetoacetyl-CoA → acetoacetate + butyryl-CoA | CtfA/B |
7 | acetoacetate → acetone | Adc |
8 | butyryl-CoA → butyrate | |
9 | butyryl-CoA → butanol | AdhE, BdhA/B |
10 | acetoacetyl-CoA → butyryl-CoA |