TABLE 3.
Stoichiometry and Gibbs free energy change of the reactions involved in the coculture of Ac. wieringae strain JM and An. neopropionicum metabolism on CO and acetate
| Organism | Reaction | Value of Gibbs free energy change (kJ)a | Equation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ac. wieringae strain JM | 4H2 + 2CO2 → acetate− + H+ + 2H2O | −95 | 1 |
| 4CO + 2H2O → acetate− + H+ + 2CO2 | −174 | 2 | |
| 6CO + 3H2O → ethanol + 4CO2 | −224 | 3 | |
| Acetate− + H+ + 2H2 → ethanol + H2O | −9.6 | 4 | |
| An. neopropionicum | 3 ethanol + 2HCO3− → 2 propionate− + acetate− + H+ + 3H2O | −124 | 5 |
| 3H2 (6H) + acetate− + H+ + HCO3− → propionate− + 3H2O | −76 | 6 | |
| Ethanol + acetate− → butyrate− + H2O | −39 | 7 | |
| 2H2 (4H) + 2 acetate− + H+ → butyrate− + 2H2O | −48 | 8 | |
| 10H2 (20H) + 4HCO3− + 3H+ → butyrate− + 10H2O | −257 | 9 | |
| Leucine + 3H2O → isovalerate− + HCO3− + H+ + NH4+ + 2H2 | +4.2 | 10 | |
| 5 leucine + 5H2O → 5 isovalerate− + butyrate− + 5NH4+ + HCO3− + 2H+ | −236 | 11 | |
| Valine + 3H2O → isobutyrate− + HCO3− + H+ + NH4+ + 2H2 | +9.7 | 12 | |