3-methylbutanol biosynthesis (engineered)

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Metabolites

3-Methylbutanal

Formula: C5H10O (86.07316100000001)

CAS ID: 590-86-3

3-Methylbutanol

Formula: C5H12O (88.0888102)

CAS ID: 123-51-3

CO2

Formula: CO2 (43.98983)

CAS ID: 124-38-9

H+

Formula: H (1.0078246)

CAS ID: 12408-02-5

H2O

Formula: H2O (18.0105642)

CAS ID: 7732-18-5

Magnesium cation

Formula: Mg (23.98505)

CAS ID: 22537-22-0

NAD(1-)

Formula: C21H26N7O14P2 (662.1012936000001)

CAS ID: 53-84-9



Enzyme

EC Number name full name note
1.1.1.-
1.1.1.1 alcohol dehydrogenase alcohol:NAD+ oxidoreductase
1.1.1.284 S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione:NAD+ oxidoreductase
1.1.1.54 allyl-alcohol dehydrogenase allyl-alcohol:NADP+ oxidoreductase
1.1.1.78 methylglyoxal reductase (NADH) (R)-lactaldehyde:NAD+ oxidoreductase
2.3.3.13 2-isopropylmalate synthase acetyl-CoA:3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate C-acetyltransferase (thioester-hydrolysing, carboxymethyl-forming)
4.1.1.72 branched-chain-2-oxoacid decarboxylase (3S)-3-methyl-2-oxopentanoate carboxy-lyase (2-methylbutanal-forming)


Proteins

Protein ID name full name
P00330 ADH1 Alcohol dehydrogenase 1
P00331 ADH2 Alcohol dehydrogenase 2
P07246 ADH3 Alcohol dehydrogenase 3, mitochondrial
P09151 leuA 2-isopropylmalate synthase
P10127 ADH4 Alcohol dehydrogenase 4
P32771 SFA1 S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase
P38113 ADH5 Alcohol dehydrogenase 5
Q07471 THI3 Thiamine metabolism regulatory protein THI3