Revisiting the thermodynamic theory of optimal ATP stoichiometries by analysis of various ATP-producing metabolic pathways

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 71, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 346-355

  Werner, Sarah ^a   Diekert, Gabriele ^a   Schuster, Stefan ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arginine degradation; ATP producing metabolic pathway; Entner Doudoroff pathway; Linear irreversible thermodynamics; Mixed acid fermentation; Molar yield; Optimal ATP stoichiometry; Phosphoketolase pathway; Respiratory pathway

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARGININE; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL RESPIRATION; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARGININE; CELL RESPIRATION; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECTIVORA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 78649991955     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-010-9389-0     Document Type: Article

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