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Table 2 Model-based predictions and experimental data on net CO2 release, biomass yield and RubisCO flux for photoheterotrophic growth of PNSB on different substrates.

From: Metabolic network modeling of redox balancing and biohydrogen production in purple nonsulfur bacteria

 

Succinate

Malate

Acetate

Fructose

Propionate

Hydrogen (autotroph)

Net CO2 release

Scenario S1/S2

Scenario S1/S2

Scenario S1/S3/S4/S5

Scenario S1/S2

Scenario S1/S2

Scenario S1/S2

calculated [mmol CO2/mmol substrate]

0.72

1.19

0.13

0.38

-0.28

-0.47

([mmol CO2/C in substrate])

(0.181)

(0.300)

(0.064)

(0.064)

(-0.094)

(∞)

measured [mmol CO2/mmol substrate]

0.75 [37]

1.15 [37]

0.11 [10]

 

-0.23 [37]

 
 

0.70 [36]

1.22 [36]

0.25 [37]

   
   

0.17 [36]

   

Biomass yield Y X/S

Scenario S1/S2

Scenario S1/S2

Scenario S1/S3/S4/S5

Scenario S1/S2

Scenario S1/S2

Scenario S1/S2

calculated [gDCW/mmol substrate]

0.072

0.062

0.041

0.124

0.072

0.010

calculated [gDCW/g substrate]

0.610

0.463

0.683

0.688

0.973

5.000

measured [gDCW/g substrate]

 

0.476 [52]

0.660 [44]

   
   

0.650[10]

   

RubisCO flux

Scenario S2

Scenario S2

Scenario S3/S4/S5

Scenario S2

Scenario S2

Scenario S2

Calculated minimal RubisCO flux [mmol/mmol substrate]

0.73

0.20

S3: 0.22

0.40

0.73

0.53

   

S4: 0.22

   
   

S5: 0

   

[mmol/mmol C in substrate]

(0.184)

(0.05)

S3: 0.11

(0.067)

(0.245)

(∞)

   

S4: 0.11

   
   

S5: 0

   

Measured [mmol/mmol substrate]

  

S3: 0.29[10]

   
  1. The data taken from references [36] and [37] are averaged values over replicated experiments.