TABLE 2.
Balance of energy equivalents in the synthesis of biomass from MTBE
| Route | Varianta
|
Equationb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moles required
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Moles produced
|
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| MTBE | ATP | Biomass | [H2] | [H2]* | ||
| 1 or 2 | 4 | 37.1 | 3 | 10.5 | 0 | 7a |
| 4 | 4 | 41.1 | 3 | 14.5 | 4 | 8a |
| 3b | 4 | 33.1 | 3 | 14.5 | 4 | 9 |
| 3a | 4 | 37.1 | 3 | 14.5 | 4 | 10 |
a
Based on the pathways indicated in Fig. 2.
b
Calculations were based on the equations indicated in Table 1. [H2] and [H2]* stand for the reduction equivalents NAD(P)H + H+ and FADH2, respectively, which are converted into ATP according to energy transduction efficiencies of P/O and P/O − 1, respectively (for further details, see the text).