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Table 6 Suggested targets for increasing citric acid output based on results from the evolutionary algorithm (primarily ranked by frequency and then by citric %increase)

From: Integration of Aspergillus niger transcriptomic profile with metabolic model identifies potential targets to optimise citric acid production from lignocellulosic hydrolysate

Reaction IDa

Name

Equation

Target

Frequencyb

Citric %increasec

R1447

Citrate exporter

CIT-e ↔ CIT

Up-regulate

8

163

R442

Diphosphatase

PPI + H2O → 2*PI + H

Down-regulate

8

163

R209

Glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (FAD dependent)

GL3P + FADm → T3P2 + FADH2m

Down-regulate

7

170

R634

Phosphoribosyl amino imidazolesuccinocarbozamide synthetase

ASP + ATP + CAIR ↔ 2*H + PI + ADP + SAICAR

Down-regulate

7

163

R80

Acetate kinase

ATP + AC ↔ ADP + ACTP

Down-regulate

7

163

R188

Thiamin monophosphate phosphohydrolase

THMP + H2O → THM + PI

Down-regulate

7

163

R443

Diphosphatase

PPIm + H2O → 2*PIm + Hm

Down-regulate

7

163

R1122

ATP:ethanolamine O-phosphotransferase

ATP + ETHLA → ADP + PEA + H

Down-regulate

7

163

R22

Pyruvate carboxylase

ATP + PYR + H2O + CO2 → ADP + PI + OA + 2*H

Up-regulate

6

171

R636

IMP cyclohydrolase

AICAR + FTHF ↔ THF + PRFICA

Down-regulate

6

169

R398

4-Carboxymuconolactone decarboxylase

4CMUCL + 2*H → OAEL + CO2

Down-regulate

6

163

R20

Phosphopyruvate hydratase

2PG ↔ PEP + H2O

Down-regulate

6

163

NR18

Acetyl-CoA:carnitine O-acetyltransferase

ACCOAm + CARm ↔ COAm + ALCARm

Down-regulate

6

163

R23

Pyruvate carboxylase

ATPm + PYRm + H2Om + CO2m → ADPm + PIm + OAm + 2*Hm

Up-regulate

6

163

NR20

Acetyl-CoA:carnitine O-acetyltransferase

ACCOA + CAR ↔ COA + ALCAR

Down-regulate

6

163

R29

Ribose-5-phosphate isomerase

R5P ↔ RL5P

Down-regulate

6

163

R765

Nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase

NICA + PRPP → NAMN + PPI

Down-regulate

6

162

R240

Phosphoglucomutase

R5P ↔ R1P

Down-regulate

6

162

R685

Allantoicase

ATT + H2O ↔ UGC + UREA

Down-regulate

6

161

R644

Nucleoside-diphosphate kinase

ATP + DADP ↔ ADP + DATP

Down-regulate

6

161

R764

Nicotinamidase

NICD + H2O ↔ NICA + NH3

Down-regulate

5

164

R397

3-Carboxy-cis,cis-muconate cycloisomerase

3CMUCO ↔ 4CMUCL

Down-regulate

5

163

R415

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase

UTP + NAGA1P ↔ PPI + UDPNAG

Down-regulate

5

163

R512

Phosphoserine transaminase

PHP + GLU → AKG + 3PSER

Down-regulate

5

163

R607

Proline dehydrogenase

NADm + PROm → 2*Hm + NADHm + P5Cm

Down-regulate

5

163

R684

Allantoinase

ATN + H2O ↔ ATT

Down-regulate

5

163

R707

Nucleoside-diphosphate kinase

DUDP + ATP ↔ DUTP + ADP

Down-regulate

5

163

R74

Formate oxidase

FOR + O2 + H → H2O2 + CO2

Down-regulate

5

163

R637

IMP cyclohydrolase

PRFICA ↔ H2O + IMP

Down-regulate

5

163

R699

Nucleoside-diphosphate kinase

CTP + ADP ↔ CDP + ATP

Down-regulate

5

162

R630

Phosphoribosylglycinamide formyltransferase

FTHF + GAR → H + THF + FGAR

Down-regulate

5

161

R719

Uracil phosphoribosyltransferase

URA + PRPP → UMP + PPI + H

Down-regulate

5

160

R730

Cytosine deaminase

CYTS + H2O + H → URA + NH3

Down-regulate

5

147

R306

Ketohexokinase

ATP + FRU → ADP + F1P + H

Down-regulate

4

163

R648

Nucleoside-diphosphate kinase

ATP + GDP ↔ ADP + GTP

Down-regulate

4

163

R605

Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase

2*H + NADPH + P5C ↔ PRO + NADP

Down-regulate

4

163

R244

Ribulokinase

ATP + RL → ADP + RL5P + H

Down-regulate

4

163

R139

5-Formyltetrahydrofolate deformylase

FTHF + H2O → FOR + THF + H

Down-regulate

4

162

R511

Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase

NAD + 3PG ↔ H + NADH + PHP

Down-regulate

4

162

R16

Triosephosphate isomerase

T3P2 ↔ T3P1

Down-regulate

4

144

R27

Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase

D6PGC + NADP → RL5P + CO2 + NADPH

Up-regulate

4

111

R54

Malate synthase

ACCOAp + H2Op + GLXp → MALp + COAp + Hp

Up-regulate

4

104

R450

Cytochrome c oxidase

2*FEROm + 0.5*O2m + 6*Hm → 2*FERIm + H2Om + 4*Ho

Up-regulate

4

91

R658

Purine nucleoside hydrolase

ADN + H2O → AD + RIB

Down-regulate

3

163

R257

D-arabinitol 2-dehydrogenase(NAD +)

AOL + NAD → RL + NADH + H

Down-regulate

3

163

R1215

D-Glyceraldehyde:NAD + oxidoreductase

G + NADH + 2*H ↔ GLYAL + NAD + H2O

Down-regulate

3

163

R1233

3'—5' Bisphosphate nucleotidase

PAP + H2O → AMP + PI

Down-regulate

3

162

R674

Purine nucleosidase

GSN + H2O → GN + RIB

Down-regulate

3

162

R769

NAD synthetase

ATP + DMNAD + GLN + H2O ↔ AMP + PPI + NAD + GLU + 2*H

Down-regulate

3

162

R266

Gluconokinase

GLCNT + ATP → D6PGC + ADP + H

Down-regulate

3

131

R413

N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate deacetylase

NAGA6P + H2O → GA6P + AC

Down-regulate

3

126

R458

ADP/ATP translocase

ADP + PI + ATPm + H2Om → ADPm + PIm + ATP + H2O

Up-regulate

3

111

R720

dUTP pyrophosphatase

DUTP + H2O → PPI + DUMP + 2*H

Down-regulate

2

163

R675

Guanine aminohydrolase

GN + H2O ↔ XAN + NH3

Down-regulate

2

163

R1242

Urea carboxylase

UREA + ATP + H2O + CO2 ↔ ADP + PI + UREAC + 2*H

Down-regulate

2

163

R189

ATP:thiamine diphosphotransferase

ATP + THM → AMP + THDP + 2*H

Down-regulate

2

163

R1214

Glycerate 3-kinase

ATP + G → ADP + 3PG + H

Down-regulate

2

162

R86

Lactoylglutathione lyase

RGT + MTHGXL ↔ LGT

Down-regulate

2

144

R716

Uridine kinase

URI + GTP → UMP + GDP + H

Down-regulate

2

134

R588

Chorismate mutase

CHOR → PHEN

Down-regulate

2

130

R695

Nucleoside-diphosphate kinase

UDP + ATP ↔ UTP + ADP

Down-regulate

2

127

R446

Respiratory-chain NADH dehydrogenase

NADH + Qm + 5*Hm → NAD + QH2m + 4*Ho

Up-regulate

2

107

R479

Ornithine transaminase

ORN + AKG → GLUGSAL + GLU

Up-regulate

2

93

R514

Glycine hydroxymethyltransferase

THF + SER ↔ H2O + GLY + METTHF

Up-regulate

2

90

R713

ADP-ribose pyrophosphatase

ADPR + H2O → AMP + R5P + 2*H

Down-regulate

2

90

R451

ATP synthase

ADPm + PIm + 4.5454*Ho → ATPm + H2Om + 4.5454*Hm

Up-regulate

2

67

R76

Pyruvate dehydrogenase

PYRm + NADm + COAm → ACCOAm + NADHm + CO2m + Hm

Up-regulate

2

65

R105

Glutamate decarboxylase

GLUm + Hm → GABAm + CO2m

Down-regulate

1

173

R515

Threonine aldolase

GLY + ACAL ↔ THR

Down-regulate

1

163

R370

Kynurenine formamidase

FKYN + H2O → FOR + KYN + H

Down-regulate

1

154

R1243

Allophanate hydrolase

UREAC + H2O → 2*NH3 + 2*CO2

Down-regulate

1

153

R200

Aldehyde dehydrogenase (NADP+)

ACALm + NADPm + H2Om → ACm + NADPHm + 2*Hm

Down-regulate

1

133

R135

Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP +)

METHFm + NADPHm ↔ METTHFm + NADPm

Up-regulate

1

116

R784

5'-Nucleotidase

NAMN + H2O → NAR + PI

Up-regulate

1

115

R728

Cytidine deaminase

CYTD + H2O → URI + NH3

Down-regulate

1

114

R211

Glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (NAD+ dependent)

H + T3P2 + NADH → GL3P + NAD

Up-regulate

1

113

R337

Phenylacetaldehyde dehydrogenase

PHAL + NADP + H2O ↔ PHAC + NADPH + 2*H

Down-regulate

1

113

R205

Glycerol dehydrogenase

H + GLYAL + NADPH → GL + NADP

Down-regulate

1

112

R53

Isocitrate lyase

ICITp → SUCCp + GLXp

Up-regulate

1

111

R445

Respiratory-chain NADH dehydrogenase

NADHm + Qm + 5*Hm → NADm + QH2m + 4*Ho

Up-regulate

1

103

R28

Ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase

RL5P ↔ XUL5P

Up-regulate

1

100

R40

Isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP+)

ICIT + NADP → AKG + CO2 + NADPH

Up-regulate

1

96

R39

Isocitrate dehydrogenase (NAD+)

ICITm + NADm → AKGm + CO2m + NADHm

Up-regulate

1

96

R725

5'-Nucleotidase

UMP + H2O → PI + URI

Up-regulate

1

95

R137

Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NAD+)

METTHF + NAD → METHF + NADH

Up-regulate

1

92

R38

Isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP+)

ICITm + NADPm → AKGm + CO2m + NADPHm

Up-regulate

1

63

R477

Argininosuccinate synthase

ASP + ATP + CITR → 2*H + AMP + PPI + ARGSUCC

Up-regulate

1

53

R238

Dihydroxyacetone synthase

XUL5P + FALD ↔ T3P1 + GLYN

Up-regulate

1

53

R376

4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase

4HPP + O2 → HOMOGEN + CO2

Down-regulate

N/A

150

R78

Pyruvate decarboxylase

H + PYR → ACAL + CO2

Up-regulate

N/A

80

R199

Aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+)

ACALm + NADm + H2Om → ACm + NADHm + 2*Hm

Down-regulate

N/A

57

  1. aThe ID of the reaction in the iDU1327 metabolic model (see Additional file 1)
  2. bThe number of runs of in silico evolution the target occurred in. Where the frequency is marked as N/A, the target occurred in a subsequent run with mutations disallowed on previously targeted reactions
  3. cThe percentage increase in citric acid output flux at T2 when the flux bounds of the reaction are set to their original unconstrained values while retaining the constrained flux bounds of the other reactions in the solution. If the given reaction is present in multiple solutions, the highest percentage increase is given