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Table 4 Ratios of abundances of key cellular metabolites under different culture conditions determined by NMR

From: Phaeodactylum tricornutum photorespiration takes part in glycerol metabolism and is important for nitrogen-limited response

Group

Metabolite

N-AC+ / N-AC-

N-AC+ / N + AC+

N + AC+ / N + AC-

N-AC- / N + AC-

Alcohols

Ethanol

1.049*

1.067*

1.063

1.081

Ethylene glycol

0.878

2.005*

1.293*

2.952**

Amines

Dimethylamine

1.153*

1.032

1.252*

1.120*

Methylamine

1.143*

1.048

0.730**

0.670**

Trimethylamine

0.804*

0.573**

1.140

0.812*

Amino acids

Alanine

1.176**

0.045**

0.965

0.037**

Asparagine

-

0.000**

0.569**

0.000**

Aspartate

-

0.000**

1.236**

0.000**

Betaine

0.485**

0.385**

0.768**

0.608**

Carnitine

1.079*

0.931

0.997

0.860*

Glutamate

1.147*

0.257**

1.069

0.240**

Glutamine

-

0.000**

1.220**

0.000**

Glycine

0.657

1.241*

0.956

1.805*

Isoleucine

0.964

0.168**

1.108

0.193**

Leucine

0.876**

0.278**

0.880

0.279**

Methionine

1.278*

0.067**

1.067

0.056**

N-Isovaleroylglycine

1.333**

2.952**

1.448*

3.207**

O-Acetylcarnitine

0.871**

0.853

1.107

1.083*

Ornithine

-

0.000**

0.993

0.000**

Phenylalanine

0.882*

0.462**

1.073

0.561**

Proline

-

0.000**

1.177

0.000**

Threonine

-

0.000**

1.516**

0.000**

Tyrosine

0.959

0.678**

1.040

0.735**

Valine

1.283**

0.154**

1.001

0.120**

Amino acid derivatives

Creatine

1.296**

1.658**

1.192**

1.526**

Guanidoacetate

1.198*

0.330**

0.833

0.229**

Ammoniums Compounds

Choline

0.849*

0.028**

2.379**

0.080**

O-Phosphocholine

0.790**

1.985**

0.712**

1.789**

sn-Glycero-3-phosphocholine

0.945

1.180

0.975

1.218

Ketones

Acetone

0.578**

1.381**

0.647

1.547*

Methanol

Methanol

0.944

1.052

1.023

1.142*

Nucleic acid components

ATP

0.000**

0.000**

0.797

0.335**

NAD+

1.002

-**

0.000

0.960

Organic acids

2-Oxoglutarate

0.874

22.509**

0.849

21.861**

Acetate

1.077*

1.355*

1.079

1.357**

Ascorbate

0.587**

0.327**

1.465*

0.817

Formate

0.654**

1.099*

0.901

1.515**

Fumarate

0.778**

0.462**

1.161

0.690*

Isocitrate

-

-

0.000**

0.000**

Lactate

0.586**

6.185**

2.303**

24.313**

Pyruvate

0.938

0.455**

1.414

0.685**

Succinate

0.694**

0.514**

0.991

0.734**

Sugars

Glucose

1.203

1.303*

1.341**

1.453**

Glucose-1-phosphate

0.916

-**

-

-**

Glucose-6-phosphate

1.210*

2.031**

1.200**

2.014**

Glycerol

0.823**

0.595**

1.022

0.739**

Others

Trigonelline

1.098*

0.859**

1.122

0.878

  1. **Student t test P value <0.01, *Student t test P value <0.05, −Divide by zero.