Table 9.
Comparative ranking of pathways between Buchnera and other bacteria.
| Pathway | Rank in others | Rank in Buchnera |
|---|---|---|
| Aerobic respiration I (cytochrome C) | 1 | 175 |
| Pyruvate fermentation to isobutanol (engineered) | 2 | 11 |
| Gondoate biosynthesis (anaerobic) | 3 | 60 |
| Mycolate biosynthesis | 4 | 162 |
| L-isoleucine biosynthesis II | 5 | 6 |
| Fatty acid elongation—saturated | 6 | 61 |
| L-isoleucine biosynthesis I (from threonine) | 7 | 13 |
| L-valine biosynthesis | 8 | 12 |
| Oleate biosynthesis IV (anaerobic) | 9 | 54 |
| Fatty acid beta-oxidation I | 10 | 1 |
| Cis-vaccenate biosynthesis | 11 | 77 |
| Palmitoleate biosynthesis I (from (5Z)-dodec-5-enoate) | 12 | 71 |
| Stearate biosynthesis II (bacteria and plants) | 13 | 89 |
| TCA cycle I (prokaryotic) | 14 | 3 |
| (5Z)-dodec-5-enoate biosynthesis | 15 | 39 |
| Superpathway of fatty acid biosynthesis initiation (E. coli) | 16 | 59 |
| Superpathway of L-serine and glycine biosynthesis I | 17 | 104 |
| CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis II | 18 | 42 |
| CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis I | 19 | 41 |
| Pentose phosphate pathway (non-oxidative branch) | 20 | 5 |
| Superpathway of branched amino acid biosynthesis | 21 | 14 |
| Fatty acid salvage | 22 | 196 |
| Superpathway of phospholipid biosynthesis I (bacteria) | 23 | 16 |
| Superpathway of sulfate assimilation and cysteine biosynthesis | 24 | 38 |
| L-isoleucine biosynthesis III | 25 | 19 |
| Urate biosynthesis/inosine 5′-phosphate degradation | 26 | 48 |
| 8-amino-7-oxononanoate biosynthesis I | 27 | 88 |
| Sulfate reduction I (assimilatory) | 28 | 15 |
| Peptidoglycan maturation (meso-diaminopimelate containing) | 29 | 9 |
| Superpathway of adenosine nucleotides de novo biosynthesis I | 30 | 18 |