KEGG 2-Oxocarboxylic acid metabolism - Reference pathway Help
2-Oxocarboxylic acids, also called 2-oxo acids and alpha-keto acids, are the most elementary set of metabolites that includes pyruvate (2-oxopropanoate), 2-oxobutanoate, oxaloacetate (2-oxosuccinate) and 2-oxoglutarate. This diagram illustrates the architecture of chain extension and modification reaction modules for 2-oxocarboxylic acids. The chain extension module RM001 is a tricarboxylic pathway where acetyl-CoA derived carbon is used to extend the chain length by one. The chain modification modules RM002 (including RM032 ) and RM033 , together with a reductive amination step ( RC00006 or RC00036 ), generate basic and branched-chain amino acids, respectively. The modification module RM030 is used in the biosynthesis of glucosinolates, a class of plant secondary metabolites, for conversion to oxime followed by addition of thio-glucose moiety. Furthermore, the chain extension from 2-oxoadipate to 2-oxosuberate is followed by coenzyme B biosynthesis in methonogenic archaea.
  • KEGG module
    • Carbohydrate metabolism
      • Central carbohydrate metabolism
        • M00010 Citrate cycle, first carbon oxidation, oxaloacetate => 2-oxoglutarate
    • Energy metabolism
      • Methane metabolism
        • M00608 2-Oxocarboxylic acid chain extension, 2-oxoglutarate => 2-oxoadipate => 2-oxopimelate => 2-oxosuberate
    • Amino acid metabolism
      • Serine and threonine metabolism
        • M00033 Ectoine biosynthesis, aspartate => ectoine
      • Branched-chain amino acid metabolism
        • M00019 Valine/isoleucine biosynthesis, pyruvate => valine / 2-oxobutanoate => isoleucine
        • M00535 Isoleucine biosynthesis, pyruvate => 2-oxobutanoate
        • M00432 Leucine biosynthesis, 2-oxoisovalerate => 2-oxoisocaproate
      • Lysine metabolism
        • M00433 Lysine biosynthesis, 2-oxoglutarate => 2-oxoadipate
        • M00031 Lysine biosynthesis, mediated by LysW, 2-aminoadipate => lysine
      • Arginine and proline metabolism
        • M00028 Ornithine biosynthesis, glutamate => ornithine
        • M00763 Ornithine biosynthesis, mediated by LysW, glutamate => ornithine
    • Biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites
      • Biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites
        • M00370 Glucosinolate biosynthesis, tryptophan => glucobrassicin

  • Reaction module
    • Carboxylic acid metabolism
      • 2-Oxocarboxylic acid chain extension
        • RM001 2-Oxocarboxylic acid chain extension by tricarboxylic acid pathway
      • 2-Oxocarboxylic acid chain modification
        • RM002 Carboxyl to amino conversion using protective N-acetyl group (basic amino acid synthesis)
        • RM032 Carboxyl to amino conversion without using protective group
        • RM033 Branched-chain addition (branched-chain amino acid synthesis)
        • RM030 Glucosinolate synthesis
        • RG001 Reductive amination of 2-oxocarboxylic acid (aminotransferase reaction)