Table 5.

The main precursor metabolites identified from the P. peoriae IBSD35 genome using KEGG pathway database analysis.

Metabolites	Building block produced	Pathway
2-Oxoglutarate	Arginine	Citrate cycle
Oxaloacetate	Alanine, aspartate, glutamate	Citrate cycle
Acetyl-coA	Fatty acid and ketone bodies, tryptophan, phenylalanine, and tyrosine	Citrate cycle
Homocitrate (Acetyl-coA)	Lysine	(Pyruvate metabolism) citrate cycle/glycolysis
3-Carboxy-3-hydroxy-4methylpentanoate	Leucine	(Pyruvate metabolism) citrate cycle
S-2-acetolactate (pyruvate)	Valine, leucine and isoleucine	Glycolysis
Fumarate	Arginine	Citrate cycle
D-ribose 5P	Nucleotides and histidine metabolism	Pentose phosphate pathway