Table 3.

Propionyl-CoA decarboxylation fraction, respiratory quotient and energy dissipated estimated by MFA (with standard deviation in brackets).

Experiment Set	Elapsed Duration	%Conversion PrCoA to AcCoA (mmol/mmol)		RQ (Cmmol CO2/mol O2)		ATP Dissipated (molATP/Cmmol VFA Consumed)
1	2 pulses	-	-	1.19	(0.03)	0.57	(0.45)
	2 h	-	-	1.16	(0.03)	0.87	(0.46)
	5 h	-	-	1.13	(0.03)	1.32	(0.46)
	8 h	-	-	1.10	(0.04)	1.71	(0.45)
	12 h	-	-	1.07	(0.03)	2.34	(0.24)
	20 h	-	-	1.05	(0.04)	3.11	(0.44)
2	2 pulses	0.49	(0.11)	0.79	(0.03)	1.83	(1.36)
	2 h	0.51	(0.10)	0.80	(0.02)	2.09	(1.19)
	5 h	0.55	(0.07)	0.81	(0.01)	2.50	(0.90)
	8 h	0.59	(0.05)	0.81	(0.01)	2.84	(0.67)
	12 h	0.65	(0.03)	0.82	(0.01)	3.21	(0.43)
	20 h	0.75	(0.01)	0.83	(0.01)	3.68	(0.08)
3	2 pulses	0.27	(0.04)	1.08	(0.06)	0.62	(0.38)
	2 h	0.39	(0.02)	1.01	(0.03)	1.17	(0.26)
	5 h	0.55	(0.02)	0.99	(0.02)	1.99	(0.18)
	8 h	0.69	(0.02)	0.95	(0.01)	2.66	(0.08)
	12 h	0.85	(0.03)	0.95	(0.00)	3.37	(0.04)
	20 h	0.97	(0.01)	1.01	(0.08)	0.46	(0.28)
4	2 pulses	0.44	(0.05)	1.14	(0.11)	0.27	(0.04)
	2 h	0.46	(0.01)	1.10	(0.10)	0.46	(0.19)
	5 h	0.48	(0.07)	1.05	(0.08)	0.76	(0.59)
	8 h	0.54	(0.07)	1.01	(0.05)	1.30	(0.49)
	12 h	0.60	(0.07)	0.99	(0.03)	1.83	(0.35)
	20 h	0.67	(0.05)	0.97	(0.01)	2.22	(0.68)