ENTRY       M00973            Pathway   Module
NAME        Anammox, nitrite + ammonia => nitrogen
DEFINITION  (K00368,K15864) (K20932+K20933+K20934) K20935
ORTHOLOGY   K00368,K15864  nitrite reductase (NO-forming) [EC:1.7.2.1] [RN:R00783 R00785]
            K20932,K20933,K20934  hydrazine synthase [EC:1.7.2.7] [RN:R09799]
            K20935  hydrazine dehydrogenase [EC:1.7.2.8] [RN:R07174]
CLASS       Pathway modules; Energy metabolism; Nitrogen metabolism
PATHWAY     map00910  Nitrogen metabolism
            map01310  Nitrogen cycle
            map01100  Metabolic pathways
            map01120  Microbial metabolism in diverse environments
REACTION    R00783,R00785  C00088 -> C00533
            R09799  C00533 + C00014 -> C05361
            R07174  C05361 -> C00697
COMPOUND    C00088  Nitrite
            C00533  Nitric oxide
            C00014  Ammonia
            C05361  Hydrazine
            C00697  Nitrogen
REFERENCE   PMID:21964329
  AUTHORS   Kartal B, Maalcke WJ, de Almeida NM, Cirpus I, Gloerich J, Geerts W, Op den Camp HJ, Harhangi HR, Janssen-Megens EM, Francoijs KJ, Stunnenberg HG, Keltjens JT, Jetten MS, Strous M
  TITLE     Molecular mechanism of anaerobic ammonium oxidation.
  JOURNAL   Nature 479:127-30 (2011)
            DOI:10.1038/nature10453
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