Table 3 Amino acid catabolism
From: Stoichiometric estimates of the biochemical conversion efficiencies in tsetse metabolism
Amino Acid Substrate | Intermediate Product | ATP Created | CO2 Released | O2 Consumed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alanine | Pyruvate | 12.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
Arginine | (Excreted) | |||
Aspartate | Oxalacetate | 13.5 | 4 | 2.5 |
Cysteine | Pyruvate | 12.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
Glutamate | 2-oxoglutarate | 21 | 5 | 4 |
Glycine | 1/2 Pyruvate | 7.5 | 2 | 1.5 |
Histidine | (Excreted) | |||
Leucine | 3 Acetyl-CoA | 33 | 6 | 7 |
Lysine | 2 Acetyl-CoA | 29 | 6 | 6 |
Methionine | Succinyl-CoA | 18 | 5 | 4 |
Phenylalinine | Fumarate & 2 Acetyl-CoA | 36 | 9 | 10 |
Proline | 2-oxoglutarate | 26 | 5 | 5 |
Serine | Pyruvate | 12.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
Threonine | Succinyl-CoA | 20 | 4 | 4 |
Tryptophan | 2 Acetyl-CoA & Pyruvate | 22.5 | 11 | 10.5 |
Tyrosine | Fumarate & 2 Acetyl-CoA | 36 | 9 | 9 |
Valine | Succinyl-CoA | 25 | 5 | 5 |