Adenosine triphosphate + Benzoate + Coenzyme A ↔ Adenosine monophosphate + Benzoyl-CoA + diphosphate
Cyclohexa-1,5-diene-1-carbonyl-CoA + Water ↔ 6-Hydroxycyclohex-1-ene-1-carbonyl-CoA
6-Hydroxycyclohex-1-ene-1-carbonyl-CoA + NAD ↔ 6-Oxocyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxyl-CoA + Hydrogen Ion + NADH
2 Adenosine triphosphate + Benzoyl-CoA + Reduced ferredoxin + 2 Water ↔ 2 Adenosine diphosphate + Cyclohexa-1,5-diene-1-carbonyl-CoA + Oxidized ferredoxin + 2 Phosphate
3-Hydroxypimelyl-CoA + NAD ↔ 3-Oxopimelyl-CoA + Hydrogen Ion + NADH
6-Oxocyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxyl-CoA + 2 Water ↔ 3-Hydroxypimelyl-CoA
FAD + Glutaryl-CoA ↔ Carbon dioxide + Crotonoyl-CoA + FADH2
3-Oxopimelyl-CoA + Coenzyme A ↔ Acetyl-CoA + Glutaryl-CoA
Crotonoyl-CoA + Water ↔ (S)-3-Hydroxybutanoyl-CoA
(S)-3-Hydroxybutanoyl-CoA + NADP ↔ Acetoacetyl-CoA + Hydrogen Ion + NADPH
Acetoacetyl-CoA + Coenzyme A ↔ 2 Acetyl-CoA
Benzoate (→) Transport: Escherichia coli IHE3034, Extracellular Space to Escherichia coli IHE3034, Cell, Cytoplasm