Table I. Growth of E. coli BCAT knockouts complemented with SlBCATs.

Slope is measured as change in OD₆₀₀ per hour. All strains were grown on minimal medium lacking amino acids.

Variable	Wild Type	Knockout	SlBCAT3	SlBCAT4	SlBCAT1	SlBCAT2
Slope	0.159	0.0004	0.083	0.062	0.029	0.017