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Table 3 Biomass composition in the metabolic model of A. oryzae

From: Improved annotation through genome-scale metabolic modeling of Aspergillus oryzae

Biomass component

Average molecular weight1 [g/mol]

Content2 [g/100 g DW]

Stoichiometric coefficient4 [mmol/g DW]

   

Normalized 3

 

Proteins

134.58

40

47.1

3.50075

Carbohydrates

-

28

33

-

   Glycogen

666.6

0.1

0.1

0.00212

   Chitin

203.2

7

8.3

0.40759

   Glucan

162.1

20.8

24.6

1.51453

RNA

341.9

5.3

6.2

0.18259

DNA

332.3

0.8

0.9

0.02836

Lipids

-

6.8

8

-

Triacylglycerol

954.96

2.12

2.49

0.02617

Free fatty acid

301.31

0.35

0.41

0.01365

Phosphatidylethanolamine

782.5

0.97

1.14

0.01468

Phosphatidylcholine

834.8

2.38

2.8

0.03356

Phosphatidylserine

827.3

0.4

0.47

0.00564

Phosphatidylamine

755.24

0.58

0.68

0.00903

D-Mannitol

182.2

3.3

3.9

0.21333

Glycerol

92.1

0.7

0.8

0.08952

Ash

-

15.1

-

-

  1. 1Average molecular weights (units: g/mol of monomers in polymer)
  2. 2For growth on glucose, using ammonia as the nitrogen source and for a specific growth rate of 0.1 h-1
  3. 3Without considering ash
  4. 4In the equation representing biomass formation (units: mmol of monomers in polymer/g DW)