aerobic ammonia oxidation to nitrite via pyruvic oxime
Term Information
Accession
GO:0070275
Name
aerobic ammonia oxidation to nitrite via pyruvic oxime
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The metabolic process in which ammonia (NH3) is oxidized to nitrite (NO2) in the presence of oxygen. Hydroxylamine is produced enzymatically, and, in the presence of pyruvate, forms pyruvic oxime in a spontaneous, non-enzymatic reaction; pyruvic oxime is then converted to nitrite.
Source:MetaCyc:PWY-2242