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| Property | Organism | Value | Units | ID | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number ATP to make 1 cell (see comments for more reliable values) | Bacteria Escherichia coli | 5.5e+10 | ATP | 100178 | http://redpoll.pharm... |
| Energetic efficiency for herring production-protein output/fossil fuel input | Biosphere | 50 | Percent | 104640 | Gidon Eshel and Pamela Martin... |
| Energetic efficiency for chicken production-protein output/fossil fuel input | Biosphere | 6.3 | Percent | 104638 | Gidon Eshel and Pamela Martin... |
| Energetic efficiency for lamb production-protein output/fossil fuel input | Biosphere | 0.5 | Percent | 104639 | Gidon Eshel and Pamela Martin... |
| Energetic contribution of one protein-base hydrogen bond | Generic | 6.3 | kJ/mol | 101572 | Facilitated distortion... |
| Gene energy cost parameters | Unspecified | Table - link | ~P (ATP) | 112159 | Michael Lynch and Georgi... |
| Number ATP to make 1 fatty acid from precursory lipids (palmitic acid) and glycerol | Bacteria Escherichia coli | 4 | Unitless | 105017 | The chemistry of life... |
| Estimated cost of mammalian brains | Mammals | Table - link | N/A | 110882 | Herculano-Houzel S. Scaling... |
| Cost of synthesis of ribonucleotide monophosphate | Generic | ~46 | ~P (ATP) | 112124 | Michael Lynch and Georgi... |
| Cost of amino acid polymerization | Bacteria Escherichia coli | ~4.2 | ATP/amino acid residue | 114971 | Kaleta C, Schäuble S... |
| Energetic efficiencies for a few representative human food items derived from land animals, aquatic animals and plants | Biosphere | Table - link | N/A | 104637 | Gidon Eshel and Pamela Martin... |
| One glucose generates (total) | Bacteria Escherichia coli | 36-38 | ATP | 100169 | http://redpoll.pharm... |
| Number ATP to make 1 lipid (palmitic acid) from AcetylCoA precursors | Bacteria Escherichia coli | 7 | Unitless | 100175 | The chemistry of life... |
| Respiratory cost for fast growing grass | Grass Dactylis glomerata | 2.8 | mmole ATP/((g dry weight)×day) | 103663 | Scheurwater I, Dünnebacke M... |
| Respiratory cost for slow growing grass | Grass Festuca ovina | 2.4 | mmole ATP/((g dry weight)×day) | 103664 | Scheurwater I, Dünnebacke M... |
| Cost of maintenance of enzymes and RNA | Cow Bos Taurus | for milk protein production ~5 mol ATP/mol monomer: during animal growth ~20 | mol ATP/mol monomer | 117033 | Penning de Vries FW,... |
| Derived estimation for number of glucose molecules consumed to make one cell | Bacteria Escherichia coli | 2e+9 | Copies/cell | 100179 | See measurement method... |
| Brain metabolic cost out of whole body | Mammals | 2% - 10% non-humans: 20% humans | % | 110878 | Herculano-Houzel S. Scaling... |
| Average respiratory cost for protein turnover | Plants | 148 | mmole ATP/g protein | 103665 | Scheurwater I, Dünnebacke M... |
| Absolute minimum ATP cost of an Action Potential | Unspecified | 1e+6 | molecules of ATP per square cm of membrane | 104236 | Aiello GL, Bach-y-Rita... |