Online-only Table 5 Degradation products of macromolecules in NJC19.

From: Large-scale metabolic interaction network of the mouse and human gut microbiota

Macromolecule

Degradation product(s)

Remark

Arabinogalactan

D-Galactose, D-Arabinose (L-Arabinose, Arabinose, L-Arabinopyranose, L-Arabinofuranose)

 

Cellulose (Beta-D-glucan)

D-Glucose (Glucose), Cellobiose, Cellotetraose (Cellohexaose, Cellopentaose, Cellotriose)

 

Chitin

N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine (N-Acetylglucosamine)

 

Chondroitin 4-sulfate (Chondroitin 6-sulfate)

D-Glucuronic acid (D-Glucuronate), N-Acetylgalactosamine (N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine), Sulfate (Sulfuric acid, Sulfite)

 

Fructan (Inulin, Levan)

D-Fructose (Fructose), FOS (Fructooligosaccharide)

 

Galactan

D-Galactose

 

Hemicellulose, not specified

D-Glucose (Glucose), D-Ribose (Ribose), D-Galactose, D-Mannose (Mannose), D-Xylose (Xylose), D-Glucuronic acid (D-Glucuronate), D-Arabinose (L-Arabinose, Arabinose, L-Arabinopyranose, L-Arabinofuranose), D-Galacturonate, L-Rhamnose (Rhamnose, D-Rhamnose), XOS (Xylooligosaccharide)

 

Hyaluronan (Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic acid)

N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine (N-Acetylglucosamine), D-Glucuronic acid (D-Glucuronate)

 

Mucin (Mucus Glycoprotein)

D-Galactose, N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine (N-Acetylglucosamine), D-Glucuronic acid (D-Glucuronate), N-Acetylneuraminic acid (N-acetylneuraminate, Neu5Ac, Sialic acid), D-Galacturonate, L-Fucose, N-Acetylgalactosamine (N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine), L-Serine (Serine, D-Serine), L-Cysteine (Cysteine, D-Cysteine), L-Proline (Proline, D-Proline), L-Threonine (Threonine), Sulfate (Sulfuric acid, Sulfite)

 

Pectin

D-Galacturonate

 

Starch (Amylopectin, Amylose, 1,4-alpha-D-Glucan, Pullulan, Resistant starch, Glycogen)

D-Glucose (Glucose), Maltose, Dextrin (Maltotriose, Maltodextrin, Maltohexaose, Maltotetraose, Maltooligosaccharide)

 

Triglyceride

1,2-diacylglycerol (1-acylglycerol, Monoacylglycerol, Monoglyceride, Monoacylglycerol, Diacylglycerol), Glycerol

 

Xylan

D-Xylose (Xylose), XOS (Xylooligosaccharide)

 

Polypeptide

L-Alanine (D-Alanine, Alanine), L-Arginine (Arginine), L-Asparagine (Asparagine), L-Aspartate (Aspartate, D-Aspartate), L-Cysteine (Cysteine, D-Cysteine), L-Glutamine (D-Glutamine, Glutamine), L-Leucine (Leucine), L-Histidine (Histidine), L-Isoleucine (Isoleucine), L-Threonine (Threonine), L-Lysine (Lysine, D-Lysine), L-Methionine (D-Methionine), L-Phenylalanine (Phenylalanine, D-Phenylalanine), L-Proline (Proline, D-Proline), L-Serine (Serine, D-Serine), L-Tryptophan (Tryptophan), L-Tyrosine (Tyrosine), L-Valine (Valine, D-Valine), L-Glycine (Glycine), L-Glutamate (L-Glutamic acid, Glutamate, D-Glutamate), Prolylglycine, Glycyl-Phenylalanine, Leucyl-leucine, Alanylalanine, Glycylproline, Glycyl-leucine, Leucylglycine, Glycylglycine

Polypeptides can be broken down into amino acids and small peptides. Among them, only the compounds which have associations with the microbial species or the host cells in NJC19 are listed as the degradation products in the second column.

Arabinan

D-Arabinose (L-Arabinose, Arabinose, L-Arabinopyranose, L-Arabinofuranose)

 

Mannan

D-Mannose (Mannose)

 

DNA RNA Polynucleotide

Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine, Uracil