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Table 4 Predicted yields and selected fluxes for T. erythraeum

From: The use of genome-scale metabolic network reconstruction to predict fluxes and equilibrium composition of N-fixing versus C-fixing cells in a diazotrophic cyanobacterium, Trichodesmium erythraeum

Cell type

Carbon Uptake (moles C/ g DW)

NH4 + Flux (mole NH4 +/ mole C)

Biomass yield (g DW/mole C)

Biomass yield (g DW/mole N)

Diazotroph

0.0572

0.204

17.5

55.3

Photoautotroph

0.0643

-0.0996

15.6

156

  1. Biomass and exchange differences between the two cell types are a result of different sources of energy. The carbon mass percent (45.8%) is identical for both cell types because the same biomass formation equation was used (based on growth on N2)
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BMC Systems Biology

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