A non-naturally occurring microbial
organism has
cyclohexanone pathways that include at least one exogenous
nucleic acid encoding a
cyclohexanone pathway
enzyme. A pathway includes a 2-ketocyclohexane-1-carboxyl-CoA
hydrolase (acting on C—C bond), a 2-ketocyclohexane-1-
carboxylate decarboxylase and an
enzyme selected from a 2-ketocyclohexane-1-carboxyl-CoA
hydrolase (acting on
thioester), a 2-ketocyclohexane-1-carboxyl-
CoA transferase, and a 2-ketocyclohexane-1-carboxyl-CoA synthetase. A pathway includes an
enzyme selected from a 6-ketocyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxyl-CoA
hydrolase (acting on C—C bond), a 6-ketocyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxyl-CoA synthetase, a 6-ketocyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxyl-CoA hydrolase (acting on
thioester), a 6-ketocyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxyl-
CoA transferase, a 6-ketocyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxyl-CoA
reductase, a 6-ketocyclohex-1-ene-1-
carboxylate decarboxylase, a 6-ketocyclohex-1-ene-1-
carboxylate reductase, a 2-ketocyclohexane-1-carboxyl-CoA synthetase, a 2-ketocyclohexane-1-carboxyl-
CoA transferase, a 2-ketocyclohexane-1-carboxyl-CoA hydrolase (acting on
thioester), a 2-ketocyclohexane-1-carboxylate decarboxylase, and a
cyclohexanone dehydrogenase. A pathway includes an
adipate semialdehyde
dehydratase, a
cyclohexane-1,2-
diol dehydrogenase, and a
cyclohexane-1,2-
diol dehydratase. A pathway includes a 3-oxopimelate decarboxylase, a 4-acetylbutyrate
dehydratase, a 3-hydroxycyclohexanone
dehydrogenase, a 2-
cyclohexenone hydratase, a cyclohexanone dehydrogenase and an enzyme selected from a 3-oxopimeloyl-CoA synthetase, a 3-oxopimeloyl-CoA hydrolase (acting on thioester), and a 3-oxopimeloyl-
coA transferase. Each these pathways can include a PEP carboxykinase. A method for producing cyclohexanone includes culturing these non-naturally occurring microbial organisms.