Incorporation of 13C atoms from 13C6-glucose into nucleotide sugars in hiPSCs mirrors the dynamics observed in hESCs but not in primary fibroblasts. (a) Schematic flux of 13C atoms from glucose to three major nucleotide sugars, UDP-glucose, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc), and CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid (CMP-Neu5Ac). (b) Results of the isotopic labeling experiments show the time course of incorporation of the labeled atoms in UDP-glucose, UDP-GlcNAc, and CMP-Neu5Ac in two hiPSC lines (hiPS-1, hiPS-2), in one hESC line (hES), and in two primary dermal fibroblast lines (hFB-1, hFB2) (n = 6 for stem cells, n = 3 for fibroblasts). Y-axis: normalized area (nArea) based on the total peak area. X-axis: time expressed in hours.