Table 1 Exaptation potential of minimal metabolisms
From: The potential for non-adaptive origins of evolutionary innovations in central carbon metabolism
Focal carbon source | Number of minimal metabolisms | Size range | Number (percentage) of minimal metabolisms with I>0 |
|---|---|---|---|
Fructose | 146 | [23–30] | 146 (100.00 %) |
Fumarate | 456 | [26–32] | 456 (100.00 %) |
Glucose | 161 | [23–30] | 154 (95.65 %) |
Succinate | 348 | [27–32] | 304 (87.36 %) |
Lactate | 180 | [26–34] | 144 (80.00 %) |
Malate | 456 | [25–32] | 176 (38.60 %) |
Glutamate | 187 | [26–32] | 72 (38.50 %) |
Acetate | 76 | [30–36] | 16 (21.05 %) |
Pyruvate | 569 | [26–34] | 96 (16.87 %) |
α-ketoglutarate | 970 | [25–32] | 80 (8.25 %) |