Figure 2

Comparison of Gibbs free energy changes of reactions under anaerobic condition in PKP and EMP pathway. The transformed Gibbs free energy changes of reactions (highlighted in red color) in the pathways were calculated using eQuilibrator73, for pH 7.2, ionic strength (0.1 M) and intracellular metabolite concentrations (1μM-10mM). For expanded names of all metabolites (black) and reactions (blue) (except, PFK: phosphofructokinase and FBA: Fructose bisphosphate aldolase, which are absent in L. mesenteroides), see Supplemental data 1.