Substrate-level phosphorylation
METPO:1000804 · CLASS · REVIEWED
A metabolism in which ATP is formed directly by transfer of a phosphoryl group from a substrate to ADP.
Substrate-level phosphorylation direct ATP formation
Edge evidence
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Substrate-level phosphorylation
occurs in
fermentative condition
biolink:occurs_inSLP is a major ATP source in fermentative energy metabolism.
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DOI:10.1111/1751-7915.13746main sources of energy under fermentative conditions
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high-energy phosphorylated intermediate
donates phosphoryl group to
ADP
SLP transfers phosphoryl groups from metabolic intermediates to ADP.
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DOI:10.1111/1751-7915.13746transferring a phosphate group to ADP
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kinase reaction
produces
ATP
METPO:2000202Kinase reactions convert phosphorylated intermediates and ADP to ATP.
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DOI:10.1111/1751-7915.13746kinase-catalysed reactions can be applied for SLP
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acetyl phosphate
substrate for
acetate kinase
Acetyl phosphate is converted by acetate kinase during acetate dissimilation.
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DOI:10.1128/MMBR.69.1.12-50.2005Acetyl phosphate ... high-energy intermediate
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acetate kinase
produces
acetate
METPO:2000202Acetate kinase forms acetate from acetyl phosphate.
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DOI:10.1128/MMBR.69.1.12-50.2005phosphotransacetylase [PTA], acetate kinase [ACK]
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acetate kinase
produces
ATP
METPO:2000202Acetate kinase contributes ATP formation through substrate-level phosphorylation.
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DOI:10.1111/1751-7915.13746acetyl-phosphate to acetate
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anaerobiosis / low oxygen
enables
fermentation
RO:0002327Absence of oxygen enables fermentative metabolism.
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DOI:10.1093/femsre/fuae016
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fermentation
produces ATP via
Substrate-level phosphorylation
In fermentation, ATP is produced by substrate-level phosphorylation.
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DOI:10.1093/femsre/fuae016
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AckA-Pta pathway
allows ATP production via
Substrate-level phosphorylation
The AckA-Pta reaction set allows ATP production via substrate-level phosphorylation.
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DOI:10.1042/ETLS20220092
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carbamate kinase (arginine deiminase pathway)
generates ATP via
Substrate-level phosphorylation
Carbamate kinase in the arginine deiminase pathway is an additional SLP route for ATP production.
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DOI:10.1039/d4cb00099d
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Provenance
- Source
- METPO (2025-11-25)
- Definition source
- DOI:10.1111/1751-7915.13746
Parent traits (1)
kg-microbe context
Matched 1 kg-microbe node via direct_metpo.
METPO:1000804[+0.098, -0.513, -1.357, -0.315, …]
Nearest neighbors in embedding space
- metabolism Syntrophy 0.972
- metabolism Homoacetogenesis 0.971
- metabolism Oxidative phosphorylation 0.969
- metabolism Disproportionation 0.965
- metabolism Cable bacteria metabolism 0.965
- metabolism Electron transfer 0.959
- metabolism cellulolysis 0.938
- metabolism 3-hydroxypropionate/4-hydroxybutyrate cycle 0.938
Curation history
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SEEDED_FROM_METPO · seed_from_metpo
imported from data/raw/metpo.owl (CLASS)
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ADDED_CAUSAL_GRAPH · codex
Added DOI-backed causal graph for direct phosphoryl transfer to ADP and acetate kinase-linked ATP formation.
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GROUND_CAUSAL_PREDICATES · claude
Grounded 3 causal-edge predicate_id field(s) via mappings/predicate_grounding.tsv (METPO:2000202×3).
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GROUND_CAUSAL_PREDICATES · claude
Grounded 1 causal-edge predicate_id field(s) via mappings/predicate_grounding.tsv (biolink:occurs_in×1).
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GROUND_CAUSAL_NODES · claude
Grounded 1 causal-node grounding field(s) via mappings/node_grounding.tsv (GO:0016301×1).
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GROUND_CAUSAL_NODES · claude
Grounded 1 causal-node grounding field(s) via mappings/node_grounding.tsv (UniProtKB:A0A081KVG3×1).
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GROUND_CAUSAL_NODES · claude
Grounded 2 causal-node grounding field(s) via mappings/node_grounding.tsv (CHEBI:16761×1, CHEBI:15350×1).
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ENRICH_CAUSAL_GRAPH · claude
Added 4 evidence-backed generic edges (4 new nodes) from the deep-research report.
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GROUND_CAUSAL_PREDICATES · claude
Grounded 1 causal-edge predicate_id field(s) via mappings/predicate_grounding.tsv (RO:0002327×1).
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GROUND_CAUSAL_NODES · claude
Grounded 1 causal-node grounding field(s) via mappings/node_grounding.tsv (GO:0006113×1).