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Table 8 Comparison of FastKnock, OptKnock and experimental results reported in the literature for succinate production. The iJR904 model (Strain0) is used in the in silico experimentations (M9 cultivation medium)

From: FastKnock: an efficient next-generation approach to identify all knockout strategies for strain optimization

Knockout

Knockout strategy

Method

Biomass formation rate (h−1)

Succinate production rate (mmol.gDW−1 h−1)

yield

SSP (h−1) × 10

SoGC (h−1) × 100

CO2 exchange flux (mmol.gDW−1 h−1)

Triple

ADHEr, LDH_D, PTAr

OptKnock [33],

FastKnock

0.08

9.37

0.94

0.75

0.79

−9.36 (uptake)

ADHEr, LDH_D, PFL

OptKnock,

FastKnock (best production rate)

0.12

12.24

1.22

1.46E

1.53

−5.87

(uptake)

PTAr, PYK, GLCpts

OptKnock,

FastKnock

0.09

9.32

0.93

0.83

0.87

3.24

(production)

PFL, LDH_D, GLCpts

Experimental [71]

(production is lower than considered threshold)

0.16

0.71

0.07

0.11

0.11

16.78

(production)

ADHEr, ATPS4r, LDH_D

FastKnock

(best SoGC)

0.16

8.90

0.89

1.42

3.01

−8.76

(uptake)

Quadruple

PTAr, PYK, ATPS4r, SUCD1i

OptKnock

0.16

1.18

0.11

0.18

0.01

9.03

(production)

ADHEr, LDH_D, PFL, THD2

FastKnock

(best production rate)

0.11

12.72

1.27

1.39

2.85

−6.12

(uptake)

ADHEr, LDH_D, HEX1, THD2

FastKnock

(best SoGC)

0.13

9.88

0.98

1.28

3.09

−8.77

(uptake)

Quintuple

ADHEr, LDH_D, PTAr, PYK, GLCpts

OptKnock,

FastKnock

0.05

9.96

0.99

0.49

1.19

−9.51

(uptake)

ADHEr, LDH_D, PFL, ACKr, FORt

Experimental [71], FastKnock

0.08

9.57

0.95

0.76

0.80

−9.16

(uptake)

ADHEr, LDH_D, HEX1, THD2, DRPA

FastKnock

(best SoGC)

0.13

9.87

0.98

1.28

3.10

−8.76

(uptake)

ADHEr, LDH_D, GLUDy, PFL, THD2

FastKnock

(best production rate)

0.10

12.77

1.27

1.27

2.61

−6.17

(uptake)