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. 2013 Jun 11;110(24):9629-30.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1307485110. Epub 2013 May 31.

The cost of efficiency in energy metabolism

Arion I Stettner  1 , Daniel Segrè
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The cost of efficiency in energy metabolism

Arion I Stettner et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
Structural differences between the ED and EMP pathways. This simplified diagram focuses on a few key aspects of the ED and EMP pathways (i.e., the flow of carbon and phosphate groups) to highlight the different organization of ATP-consuming and ATP-producing steps, leading to different ATP yields. Other important details (such as the stoichiometry of reducing equivalents NADH and NADPH) can be found in traditional depictions of these pathways. G6P, glucose 6-phosphate; F1,6BP, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate; G3P, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate; Pi, inorganic phosphate.
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