Table 2 Minimal seed set required by D. audaxviator to synthesize the entirety of its biochemical network

From: Potential metabolic viability on asteroid chemistry

KEGG ID

Compound

Metabolic function

C00001

H2O

Hydrogen source

C00007

Oxygen

Oxygen source

C00009

Orthophosphate

Phosphorus source

C00014

Ammonia

Nitrogen source

C00022

Pyruvate

Carbon source

C00026

2-Oxoglutarate

Carbon source

C00059

Sulfate

Sulfur source

C11481

HSO3-

Sulfur source

C00283

Hydrogen sulfide

Sulfur source

C14818

Fe2+

Inorganic cofactor

C00034

Manganese

Inorganic cofactor

C00038

Zinc cation

Inorganic cofactor

C00076

Calcium cation

Inorganic cofactor

C06232

Molybdate

Inorganic cofactor

C00175

Cobalt ion

Inorganic cofactor

C00238

Potassium cation

Inorganic cofactor

C00291

Nickel

Inorganic cofactor

C00305

Magnesium cation

Inorganic cofactor

C01330

Sodium cation

Inorganic cofactor

C05697

Selenate

Inorganic cofactor

C00121

d-ribose

Necessary for boostrapping

C00147

Adenine

Necessary for bootstrapping

  1. The metabolic scope contains 615 compounds (see Fig. 1A). The seed set is entirely contained in the species’ chemical environment. The compound ID refers to the KEGG database.
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