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. 2004 Sep;14(9):1797–1805. doi: 10.1101/gr.2546004

Table 2.

Characterization of Extracellular Metabolites by Their Roles in Various Single Carbon Aerobic Environments

CS BP Metabolite names
O N (52) 3-hydroxycinnamic acid; 3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)propionate: Acetoacetate; N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine; N-Acetyl-D-mannosamine; N-Acetylneuraminate; L-Arabinose; L-Aspartate; Butyrate (n-C4:0); Citrate; Deoxyadenosine; Deoxycytidine; Deoxyguanosine; Deoxyinosine; Deoxyuridine; D-Fructose; L-Fucose; D-Glucose 6-phosphate; D-Galactose; D-Galactarate; D-Galactonate; Galactitol; D-Galacturonate; D-Glucarate; D-Glucuronate; L-Glutamine; Glycerol 3-phosphate; Guanosine; Hexadecanoate (n-C16:0); Lactose L-Malate; Maltose; Maltohexaose; Maltopentaose; Maltotriose; Maltotetraose; D-Mannose; D-Mannose 6-phosphate; Melibiose; D-Mannitol; octadecanoate (n-C18:0); Phenylpropanoate; D-Ribose; L-Rhamnose; D-Sorbitol; D-Serine; Sucrose; L-tartrate; Trehalose; tetradecanoate (n-C14:0); D-Xylose
O S (36) 4-Aminobutanoate; Acetate; Acetaldehyde; Adenosine; 2-Oxoglutarate; D-Alanine; L-Alanine; L-Arginine; L-Asparagine; Cytidine; Dihydroxyacetone; Ethanol; Fumarate; L-Glutamate; Glycine; D-Glyceraldehyde; Glycerol; Glycolate; Inosine; D-Lactate; Ornithine; L-Proline; Putrescine; Pyruvate; L-Serine; Succinate; L-Threonine; L-Tryptophan; Uridine; Xanthosine; D-Glucose; 2-Dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate; (S)-Propane-1,2-diol; D-Gluconate; L-Idonate; L-Lactate
N S (13) 1,5-Diaminopentane; Adenine; Formate; Guanine; L-Histidine; Hypoxanthine; L-Isoleucine; L-Leucine; L-Lysine; L-Phenylalanine; Thymidine; L-Tyrosine; L-Valine
N O,S (4) urea, xanthine, uracil, indole
N N (31) meso-2,6-Diaminoheptanedioate; Allantoin; AMP; Cob(l)alamin; Choline; L-Carnitine; Cytosine; Cyanate; L-Cysteine; Dimethyl sulfide; Dimethyl sulfoxide; Fe2+; L-Fucose 1-phosphate; gamma-butyrobetaine; Glycine betaine; K+; D-Methionine; L-Methionine; Sodium; Nicotinate; Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; NMN; Nitrite; Nitrate; (R)-Pantothenate; Spermidine; Taurine; Thiamin; Trimethylamine; Trimethylamine N-oxide; Thiosulfate
N O (7) CO2, H2O, h, ammonium, phosphate, O2, sulfate

Columns correspond to carbon source (CS) and by-product (BP). O, both optimal and suboptimal; N, neither optimal nor suboptimal; S, only suboptimal.