The EAWAG-BBD Hexadecyltrimethylammonium Chloride Pathway

• Dimethylamine -----> Methylamine + Formaldehyde (reacID# r1380)
• Hexadecanal -----> Hexadecanoate (reacID# r1404)
• Hexadecanal -----> Hexadecanoyl-CoA (reacID# r1374)
• Hexadecanoate -----> Hexadecanoyl-CoA (reacID# r1408)
• Hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride -----> Hexadecanal + Trimethylamine (reacID# r1373)
• Trimethylamine -----> Formaldehyde + Dimethylamine (reacID# r1378)
• Trimethylamine -----> Trimethylamine N-oxide (reacID# r1407)
• Trimethylamine N-oxide -----> Formaldehyde + Dimethylamine (reacID# r1409)

• Dimethylamine [124-40-3] (compID# c1221)
• Formaldehyde [50-00-0] (compID# c0122)
• Hexadecanal [629-80-1] (compID# c1216)
• Hexadecanoate [57-10-3] (compID# c1217)
• Hexadecanoyl-CoA (compID# c1218)
• Hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride [112-02-7] (compID# c1214)
• Methylamine [74-89-5] (compID# c0137)
• Trimethylamine [75-50-3] (compID# c1215)
• Trimethylamine N-oxide [1184-78-7] (compID# c1219)

• EC 1.2.1.42 hexadecanal dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0853)
• EC 1.2.1.48 long-chain-aldehyde dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0874)
• EC 1.5.8.1 dimethylamine dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0855)
• EC 1.5.8.2 trimethylamine dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0854)
• EC 1.13.12.- hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride monooxygenase (enzymeID# e0872)
• EC 1.14.13.- trimethylamine monooxygenase (enzymeID# e0873)
• EC 4.1.2.32 trimethylamine N-oxide demethylase (enzymeID# e0875)
• EC 6.2.1.3 acyl-CoA synthetase (enzymeID# e0025)

Page Author(s): Boah Vang and Edward LaBelle
Thu Feb 15 12:38:38 CST 2007 Contact Us

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