Table 1. Overview of incubation setup with single and multiple substrates, corresponding concentrations of cold substrates and final radioactivity in incubation vials.
Experiments with single substrates |
Experiments with multiple substrates |
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Tracer | Substrate concentration and final radioactivity | Tracer | Substrate concentrationa and final radioactivity |
3H-Acetate | 4 mℳ, 20 μCi | 3H-Acetate | Ace (4 mℳ, 20 μCi)+Prop (2 mℳ)+But (2 mℳ)+Val (1 mℳ) |
14C-Propionate | 2 mℳ, 10 μCi | 14C-Propionate | Prop (2 mℳ, 10 μCi)+Ace (4 mℳ)+But (2 mℳ)+Val (1 mℳ) |
14C-Butyrate | 2 mℳ, 10 μCi | 14C-Butyrate | But (2 mℳ, 10 μCi)+Ace (4 mℳ)+Prop (2 mℳ)+Val (1 mℳ) |
14C-Valerate | 1 mℳ, 5 μCi | 14C-Valerate | Val (1 mℳ, 5 μCi)+Ace (4 mℳ)+Prop (2 mℳ)+But (2 mℳ) |
Ace, acetate; But, n-butyrate; Prop, propionate; Val, valerate.