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. 2018 Nov 26;8(4):84. doi: 10.3390/metabo8040084

Table 3.

Comparison of in silico and experimental growth.

Growth Condition Constraints of Consumed Metabolites Maximal Specific Growth Rate (1/h) % Error
Photon Flux
(μmol photons m−2 s−1)
HCO3 Uptake Flux (mmol/g
DCW/h)
Glucose Uptake Flux (mmol/g
DCW/h)
Experiment In Silico
Autotroph 100 0.2 0 0.0255 [23] 0.0252 1.2
Autotroph 200 0.25 0 0.0331 [48] 0.0334 0.9
Heterotroph 0 0 0–0.017 0 [23] 0 0
Mixotroph 100 0.2 0–0.017 0.0262 [23] 0.0260 0.8