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. 2001 Feb;183(4):1441–1451. doi: 10.1128/JB.183.4.1441-1451.2001

TABLE 2.

Precursors drained for biomass formationa

Precursorb D = μ = 0.1 h−1 (chemostat) μmax = 0.37 h−1 (batch)
ACCOAcyt 2.44 2.50
ACCOAmit 0.311 0.378
AKG 1.07 1.30
C−1 0.327 0.397
E4P 0.277 0.337
GLY 0.407 0.494
SER 0.202 0.245
G3P (lipids) 0.091 0.091
G6P 2.47 1.67
THR 0.403 0.490
OAA (others) 0.589 0.715
P5P 0.318 0.464
PEP 0.555 0.674
PYR 1.83 2.22
a

Values are given in millimoles of precursor per gram (dry weight). 

b

Abbreviations: ACCOAcyt, acetyl-CoA in the cytosol; ACCOAmit, acetyl-CoA in the mitochondria; AKG, α-ketoglutarate; E4P, erythrose-4-phosphate; G3P, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate; G6P, glucose-6-phosphate; OAA, oxaloacetate; P5P, pentose-5-phosphate; PEP, phosphoenol pyruvate; PYR, pyruvate.