Percent of of the ATP produced in seeds that was used for biomass production and polymerization

Value 11 %
Organism Sunflower Helianthus annuus
Reference Williams TC, Poolman MG, Howden AJ, Schwarzlander M, Fell DA, Ratcliffe RG, Sweetlove LJ. A genome-scale metabolic model accurately predicts fluxes in central carbon metabolism under stress conditions. Plant Physiol. 2010 Sep154(1):311-23 p.318 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID20605915
Primary Source 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.PubMed ID17683473
Comments “...in developing sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seeds, only 11% of the ATP produced was used for biomass production and polymerization (primary source)."
Entered by Uri M
ID 109008