The EAWAG-BBD Pivalic Acid (anaerobic) Pathway

• Dimethylmalonate -----> Isobutyrate (reacID# r1031)
• Pivalate -----> Dimethylmalonate (reacID# r1038)
• Pivalate -----> Pivalyl-CoA (reacID# r1032)
• Pivalyl-CoA -----> 3-Methylbutyryl-CoA (reacID# r1033)

• Dimethylmalonate [108-59-8] (compID# c0913)
• Isobutyrate [79-31-2] (compID# c0383)
• 3-Methylbutyryl-CoA [6244-91-3] (compID# c0914)
• Pivalate [75-98-9] (compID# c0912)
• Pivalyl-CoA (compID# c0915)

• EC 4.1.1.- dimethylmalonate decarboxylase (enzymeID# e0641)
• EC 5.4.99.- pivalyl-CoA mutase (enzymeID# e0643)
• EC 6.2.1.- pivalate-CoA ligase (enzymeID# e0642)

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