pyruvate fermentation to acetone

Jones DT, Woods DR. Acetone-butanol fermentation revisited. Microbiol Rev. 1986 Dec;50(4):484–524. doi: 10.1128/mr.50.4.484-524.1986.

Metabolites

1-Butanol

Formula: C4H10O (74.073161)

CAS ID: 71-36-3

Acetone

Formula: C3H6O (58.041862599999995)

CAS ID: 67-64-1

CO2

Formula: CO2 (43.98983)

CAS ID: 124-38-9

H+

Formula: H (1.0078246)

CAS ID: 12408-02-5

Hydrogen cyanide

Formula: CHN (27.010898599999997)

CAS ID: 74-90-8

Methyl ethyl ketone

Formula: C4H8O (72.0575118)

CAS ID: 78-93-3

Pentane-2,4-dione

Formula: C5H8O2 (100.05242679999999)

CAS ID: 123-54-6

Propane-1-ol

Formula: C3H8O (60.0575118)

CAS ID: 71-23-8

iodoacetamide

Formula: C2H4INO (184.9337644)

CAS ID: 144-48-9

acetoacetate

Formula: C4H5O3 (101.02386800000001)

CAS ID: 141-81-1

acetate

Formula: C2H3O2 (59.0133038)

CAS ID: 71-50-1

pyruvate

Formula: C3H3O3 (87.00821880000001)

CAS ID: 57-60-3

acetylpyruvate

Formula: C5H5O4 (129.018783)

CAS ID: 5699-58-1

butyrate

Formula: C4H7O2 (87.0446022)

CAS ID: 461-55-2

ATP(4-)

Formula: C10H12N5O13P3 (502.9644492)

CAS ID:

borohydride

Formula: BH4 (15.040603399999998)

CAS ID: 16971-29-2

Benzoylacetone

Formula: C10H10O2 (162.06807600000002)

CAS ID: 93-91-4



Enzyme

EC Number name full name note
2.3.1.9 acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase acetyl-CoA:acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase
2.8.3.9 butyrate-acetoacetate CoA-transferase butanoyl-CoA:acetoacetate CoA-transferase
4.1.1.4 acetoacetate decarboxylase acetoacetate carboxy-lyase (acetone-forming)


Proteins

Protein ID name full name
P23670 adc Acetoacetate decarboxylase
P23673 ctfb Butyrate-acetoacetate COA-transferase subunit B
P33752 ctfa Butyrate-acetoacetate COA-transferase subunit A
P45359 CA_C2873 Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase