Rate of ATP production on acetate

Value 855 mmole/min/liter cell water
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Walsh K, Koshland DE Jr. Determination of flux through the branch point of two metabolic cycles. The tricarboxylic acid cycle and the glyoxylate shunt. J Biol Chem. 1984 Aug 10 259(15):9646-54.PubMed ID6378912
Method From velocities in fig. 8 in article.
Comments Since the intracellular concentration of ATP is approximately 2 mM (BNID 101181), the half-life of this metabolite is less than 0.1 s under these conditions. 23559 (Met-) strain
Entered by Uri M
ID 105260