Table 1 Relative (Sub)MDF performance of random specificities compared to the wild-type specificity and number of necessary cofactor swaps (starting from the wild-type specificity) to reach the theoretically optimal (Sub)MDF obtained with the flexible specificity

From: Network-wide thermodynamic constraints shape NAD(P)H cofactor specificity of biochemical reactions

Oxygen availability

Growth rate [h−1]

Percentage of random specificities with higher/equal/lower (Sub)MDF compared to the wild-type specificity

Number of necessary swaps in wild type to reach (Sub)MDF of flexible specificity

MDF

SubMDF

MDF

SubMDF

Aerobic

0.868

0.1%/0%/99.9%

0%/0%/100%

6

2

Aerobic

0.818

0%/0.4%/ 99.6%

0%/0%/100%

0

3

Aerobic

0.768

0%/2.3%/ 97.7%

0%/0%/100%

0

2

Aerobic

0.718

0%/5.6%/ 94.4%

0%/0%/100%

0

2

Aerobic

0.668

0%/11.8%/ 88.2%

0%/0%/100%

0

0

Aerobic

0.618

0%/14.1%/ 85.9%

0%/0%/100%

0

0

Aerobic

0.568…0.518

0%/14.9%/ 85.1%

0%/0%/100%

0

0

Aerobic

0.468…0.118

0%/15.0%/ 85.0%

0%/0%/100%

0

0

Aerobic

0.068

0%/17.0%/ 83.0%

0%/0%/100%

0

0

Aerobic

0.05

0%/17.0%/ 83.0%

0%/0%/100%

0

0

Anaerobic

0.371

7.9%/0.3%/ 91.8%

13.4%/0.4%/86.2%

1

1

Anaerobic

0.321

0%/8.7%/ 91.3%

0%/7.1%/92.9%

0

0

Anaerobic

0.271

3.7%/0.4%/ 95.9%

1.8%/0.3%/97.9%

9

14

Anaerobic

0.221

0%/0.6%/ 99.4%

0%/0%/100%

0

2

Anaerobic

0.171

0%/0.6%/ 99.4%

0%/0%/100%

0

5

Anaerobic

0.121

0%/0.6%/ 99.4%

0%/0%/100%

0

4

Anaerobic

0.071

0%/2.3%/ 97.7%

0%/0%/100%

0

3

Anaerobic

0.05

0%/2.3%/ 97.7%

0%/0%/100%

0

3

  1. The total number of random specificities tested was 1000.