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Table 4 KEGG biochemical mappings for Plectus murrayi clusters.

From: Desiccation survival in an Antarctic nematode: molecular analysis using expressed sequenced tags

KEGG categories represented

Unique sequences (Number of enzymes)

Percentage§

Metabolism

84 (52)

11%

   Carbohydrate metabolism

29(18)

4%

   Amino acid metabolism

14(9)

2%

   Lipid metabolism

13(8)

2%

   Xenobiotics biodegradation and metabolism

8(5)

1%

   Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites

6(3)

<1%

   Energy metabolism

5(2)

<1%

   Nucleotide metabolism

3(2)

<1%

   Metabolism of other amino acids

3(2)

<1%

   Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism

3(3)

<1%

Genetic information processing

83 (48)

11%

   Folding, sorting and degradation

42(25)

6%

   Transcription

17(9)

2%

   Translation

16(8)

2%

   Replication and repair

8(6)

1%

Environmental information processing

95 (47)

12%

   Membrane transport

30(15)

4%

   Ligand-receptor interaction

28(15)

4%

   Signal transduction

14(8)

2%

   Signalling molecules and interaction

13(9)

2%

Cellular processes

19 (11)

3%

   Cell growth and death

8(5)

1%

   Cell communication

6(4)

<1%

   Cell motility

3(1)

<1%

   Development

2(1)

<1%

Unassigned ‡

385

49%

Hypothetical

116

15%

  1. §Percentage based on total unique transcripts (782) with significant similarity to sequences in database.
  2. ‡Unassigned sequences are those that have significant similarity to known sequences whose functions are unclear.