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. 2010 Apr 23;192(13):3304–3310. doi: 10.1128/JB.00172-10

FIG. 1.

FIG. 1.

Variations in the DAP pathway for lysine biosynthesis. 1, succinylase pathway; 2, acetylase pathway; 3, aminotransferase pathway; 4, dehydrogenase pathway. Abbreviations and designations: THDPA, l-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrodipicolinate; l,l-DAP, ll-2,6-diaminopimelate; meso-DAP, meso-2,6-diaminopimelate; LysC, aspartate kinase; Asd, aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase; DapA, dihydrodipicolinate synthase; DapB, dihydrodipicolinate reductase; DapD, THDPA succinylase; DapC, succinyl-DAP aminotransferase; DapE, succinyl-DAP desuccinylase; DapF, DAP epimerase; LysA, DAP decarboxylase; DapL, ll-DAP aminotransferase; Ddh, DAP dehydrogenase.