| Value |
66
%
|
| Organism |
Sunflower Helianthus annuus |
| Reference |
Alonso AP, Goffman FD, Ohlrogge JB, Shachar-Hill Y. Carbon conversion efficiency and central metabolic fluxes in developing sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) embryos. Plant J. 2007 Oct52(2):296-308 p.304 right column top paragraphPubMed ID17683473
|
| Comments |
"Because of the loss of
CO2 in the pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction, fatty acid
synthesis coupled to glycolysis results in a maximum theoretical
carbon efficiency of 66%, whereas carbohydrate and
protein storage can result in carbon efficiencies of > 95% and
80%, respectively." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
108775 |