Table 6 Prediction of the theoretical lipid yield and related flux data of different carbon sources through the RBO pathway

Carbon source

Theoretical lipid yield

The source of NADH

(mmol)

The source of FADH2 (mmol)

The source of NADPH (mmol)

Demand of ATP (mmol)

Acetyl-CoA production (mmol)

The carbon loss distribution (C-mol/C-mol, %)

(C-mol/C-mol)

(g/g)

Glycolysis

TCA

Other

G3PDm^a

TCA

PPP

ICDHyr^b

PPP

Pyruvate metabolism

TCA