In silico metabolic network analysis of Arabidopsis leaves

BMC Systems Biology

Table 2 Physiological parameters of Arabidopsis leaves

	light-metabolism model	dark-metabolism model	Whole plant experiment
Substrate	CO₂	C12-starch subunit	CO₂
Substrate Uptake [mmol substrate]	1	1	1
Biomass Production [mg Biomass]	28.6	329	25.2
Biomass Yield [g/C-mol Substrate]	28.6	27.4	25.2
Carbon Efficiency [%]	90.6	86.8	79.9

Maximal theoretical biomass production of Arabidopsis leaves as predicted by the metabolic model, both in the light and in the dark. The simulation data are compared with the experimentally determined growth yield of Arabidopsis rosettes [87]. Details on the experimental yield calculation can be found in Additional file 1: Table S6

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