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. 2017 Mar 1;4:37–47. doi: 10.1016/j.meteno.2017.02.003

Table 1.

Description of identified selection pathways for enzymatic products xylitol, D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate, methanol, and aniline.

Desired product Selection pathway label Consumption pathway
For engineering Xylose Reductase
Xylitol SPX1 xylitol+NAD+D-xylulose+NADH+H+
Xylitol SPX2 xylitol+NAD(P)+L-xylulose+NAD(P)H+H+
L-xylulose+NADH+H+L-arabitol+NAD+
L-arabitol+NAD(P)+L-arabinose+NAD(P)H+H+
Xylitol SPX3 xylitol+NAD(P)+L-xylulose+NAD(P)H+H+
ATP+L-xylulose↔ADP+L-xylulose 5-phosphate
Xylitol SPX4 xylitol+NAD(P)+L-xylulose+NAD(P)H+H+
L-xylulose+NADH+H+L-arabitol+NAD+
L-arabitol+NAD+L-ribulose+NADH+H+
Xylitol SPX5 xylitol+NAD(P)+L-xylulose+NAD(P)H+H+
L-xylulose↔L-lyxose
Xylitol SPX6 xylitol+NAD(P)+L-xylulose+NAD(P)H+H+
L-xylulose+CO2↔3-dehydro-L-gulonate
Xylitol SPX7 xylitol+NAD(P)+L-xylulose+NAD(P)H+H+
ATP+L-xylulose↔ADP+L-xylulose 1-phosphate
L-xylulose 1-phosphate↔glycerone phosphate+glycolaldehyde



For engineering Phosphoribulokinase
D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate SPD1 D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate↔D-ribose 1,5-bisphosphate
D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate SPD2 D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate+CO2+H2O↔2 3-phospho-D-glycerate
D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate SPD3 D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate+O2↔ 3-phospho-D-glycerate+2-phosphoglycolate



For engineering Methane Monooxygenase
Methanol SPM1 methanol+NAD+↔formaldehyde +NADH+H+
Methanol SPM2 methanol+formate↔2 formaldehyde+H2O
Methanol SPM3 methanol+O2↔formaldehyde+H2O2
Methanol SPM4 methanol+H2O2↔formaldehyde+2H2O



For engineering Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase
Aniline SPA aniline+CO2↔4-aminobenzoate