Number ATP to make 1 cell (see comments for more reliable values)

Value 5.5e+10 ATP
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference link 10th row under heading "E. coli Metabolism"
Primary Source Missing
Comments Probably depends heavily on growth conditions. See BNID 101984 for a theoretical value of 5.9e9 ATP/cell grown on glucose-mineral salt medium. See also BNID 101981 for experimental value of 12e9 ATP/cell on glucose-mineral salt medium.
Entered by Ron Milo, Paul Jorgensen, Mike Springer
ID 100178