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Table 1 Elementary modes (EMs) of the metabolic network of Rhodosporidium toruloides for growth on different substrates with corresponding maximum TAG and cell mass yields

From: Metabolic network analysis and experimental study of lipid production in Rhodosporidium toruloides grown on single and mixed substrates

Carbon source

EMs

Maximum yield of TAG [g.g −1 substrate]

Maximum yield of TAG [C-mol.C-mol −1 substrate]

Maximum cell mass yield [C-mol.C-mol −1 substrate]

Glucose

14,164

0.30

0.58

0.67

Glycerol

33,970

0.32

0.63

0.73

Xylose

9,476

0.29

0.55

0.66

Arabinose

15,231

0.27

0.53

0.63