Figure 2

Extracellular and intracellular metabolite dynamics. The subscripts 'in' and 'ex' denote intracellular and extracellular metabolites, respectively. The concentration values were normalized with respect to their reference values, i.e. the concentrations directly before the stimulus. The error bars indicate standard deviations of the experimental data. To perturb the central metabolism, the glucose-containing culture medium was exchanged with glucose-free medium. By consequence, the extracellular glucose level dropped, and this stimulated significant intracellular metabolite dynamics.