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. 2004 Feb;134(2):838–848. doi: 10.1104/pp.103.035675

Table III.

O2 consumption by amino acids and branched-chain acids in Arabidopsis

Data represent the mean ± se of at least three mitochondria preparations and are expressed as nanomoles O2 per minute per milligram of protein.

Substrate O2 Consumption Rate
Pyruvate 152 ± 10.0
α-Ketoglutarate 125 ± 15.7
Leu 10 ± 3.8
Ile 2.1 ± 1.0
Val 17 ± 5.2
α-Ketoisovaleric acid (Leu) 0.3 ± 2.0
α-Keto-β-methylvaleric acid (Ile) 0 ± 1.2
α-Ketoisovaleric acid (Val) 3.4 ± 1.1