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<p>We considered 25 enzymatic reactions that affect the urea cycle as shown in Table 1 to build the model.<br />
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Table 1 25 enzymatic reactions we considered when we built the model.
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<td>OTC</td>
<td>OTC</td>
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<td>carbamoyl phosphate + L-ornithine L-citrulline + Pi</td>
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<td>carbamoyl phosphate + L-ornithine &rarr; L-citrulline + Pi</td>
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<td>EC: 2.1.3.3 (argF,argI)</td>
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<td>EC: 2.1.3.3 (<span class="gene">argF</span>,<span class="gene">argI</span>)</td>
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<td>ASS</td>
<td>ASS</td>
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<td>L-citrulline + L-aspartate + ATP N-(L-arginino)succinate + AMP + PPi</td>
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<td>L-citrulline + L-aspartate + ATP &rarr; N-(L-arginino)succinate + AMP + PPi</td>
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<td>EC: 6.3.4.5 (argG)</td>
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<td>EC: 6.3.4.5 (<span class="gene">argG</span>)</td>
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<td>ASL</td>
<td>ASL</td>
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<td>N-(L-arginino)succinate fumarate + L-arginine</td>
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<td>N-(L-arginino)succinate &rarr; fumarate + L-arginine</td>
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<td>EC: 4.3.2.1 (argH)</td>
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<td>EC: 4.3.2.1 (<span class="gene">argH</span>)</td>
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<td>ARG</td>
<td>ARG</td>
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<td>L-arginine + H<sub>2</sub>O L-ornithine + urea</td>
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<td>L-arginine + H<sub>2</sub>O &rarr; L-ornithine + urea</td>
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<td>EC: 3.5.3.1 (rocF)</td>
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<td>EC: 3.5.3.1 (<span class="gene">rocF</span>)</td>
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<td>CPS</td>
<td>CPS</td>
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<td>L-glutamine + HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> + H<sub>2</sub>O + 2ATP L-glutamate + carbamoyl phosphate + 2ADP + Pi</td>
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<td>L-glutamine + HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> + H<sub>2</sub>O + 2ATP &rarr; L-glutamate + carbamoyl phosphate + 2ADP + Pi</td>
<td>EC: 6.3.5.5</td>
<td>EC: 6.3.5.5</td>
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<td>GOGAT</td>
<td>GOGAT</td>
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<td>L-glutamine + 2-oxoglutarate + NADPH + H<sup>+</sup> 2 L-glutamate + NADP<aup>+</sup></td>
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<td>L-glutamine + 2-oxoglutarate + NADPH + H<sup>+</sup> &rarr; 2 L-glutamate + NADP<sup>+</sup></td>
<td>EC: 1.4.1.13</td>
<td>EC: 1.4.1.13</td>
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<td>GS</td>
<td>GS</td>
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<td>L-glutamate + NH<sub>3</sub> + ATP L-glutamine + ADP + Pi</td>
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<td>L-glutamate + NH<sub>3</sub> + ATP &rarr; L-glutamine + ADP + Pi</td>
<td>EC: 6.3.1.2</td>
<td>EC: 6.3.1.2</td>
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<td>AAA</td>
<td>AAA</td>
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<td>acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate CoASH + N-acetyl-L-glutamate</td>
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<td>acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate &rarr; CoASH + N-acetyl-L-glutamate</td>
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<td>EC: 2.3.1.1 (argA)</td>
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<td>EC: 2.3.1.1 (<span class="gene">argA</span>)</td>
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<td>AGK</td>
<td>AGK</td>
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<td>N-acetyl-L-glutamate + ATP N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-phosphate + ADP</td>
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<td>N-acetyl-L-glutamate + ATP &rarr; N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-phosphate + ADP</td>
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<td>EC: 2.7.2.8 (argB)</td>
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<td>EC: 2.7.2.8 (<span class="gene">argB</span>)</td>
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<td>AGPR</td>
<td>AGPR</td>
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<td>N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-phosphate + NADPH + H<sup>+</sup> N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde + NADP<sup>+</sup> + Pi</td>
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<td>N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-phosphate + NADPH + H<sup>+</sup> &rarr; N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde + NADP<sup>+</sup> + Pi</td>
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<td>EC: 1.2.1.38 (argC)</td>
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<td>EC: 1.2.1.38 (<span class="gene">argC</span>)</td>
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<td>AOT</td>
<td>AOT</td>
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<td>N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde + L-glutamate N-acetylornithine + 2-oxoglutarate</td>
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<td>N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde + L-glutamate &rarr; N-acetylornithine + 2-oxoglutarate</td>
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<td>EC: 2.6.1.11 (argD)</td>
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<td>EC: 2.6.1.11 (<span class="gene">argD</span>)</td>
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<td>AO</td>
<td>AO</td>
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<td>N-acetylornithine + H<sub>2</sub>O L-ornithine + acetate</td>
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<td>N-acetylornithine + H<sub>2</sub>O &rarr; L-ornithine + acetate</td>
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<td>EC: 3.5.1.16 (argE)</td>
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<td>EC: 3.5.1.16 (<span class="gene">argE</span>)</td>
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<td>FH</td>
<td>FH</td>
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<td>fumarate + H<sub>2</sub>O L-malate</td>
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<td>fumarate + H<sub>2</sub>O &rarr; L-malate</td>
<td>EC: 4.2.1.2</td>
<td>EC: 4.2.1.2</td>
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<td>MDH</td>
<td>MDH</td>
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<td>L-malate + NAD<sup>+</sup> oxaloacetate + NADH + H<sup>+</sup></td>
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<td>L-malate + NAD<sup>+</sup> &rarr; oxaloacetate + NADH + H<sup>+</sup></td>
<td>EC: 1.1.1.37</td>
<td>EC: 1.1.1.37</td>
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<td>CS</td>
<td>CS</td>
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<td>acetyl-CoA + oxaloacetate + H<sub>2</sub>O citrate + CoASH</td>
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<td>acetyl-CoA + oxaloacetate + H<sub>2</sub>O &rarr; citrate + CoASH</td>
<td>EC: 2.3.3.1</td>
<td>EC: 2.3.3.1</td>
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<td>AH</td>
<td>AH</td>
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<td>citrate isocitrate</td>
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<td>citrate &rarr; isocitrate</td>
<td>EC: 4.2.1.3</td>
<td>EC: 4.2.1.3</td>
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<td>IDH</td>
<td>IDH</td>
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<td>isocitrate + NADP<sup>+</sup> 2-oxoglutarate + NADPH + H<sup>+</sup> + CO<sub>2</sub></td>
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<td>isocitrate + NADP<sup>+</sup> &rarr; 2-oxoglutarate + NADPH + H<sup>+</sup> + CO<sub>2</sub></td>
<td>EC: 1.1.1.42</td>
<td>EC: 1.1.1.42</td>
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<td>OGDH</td>
<td>OGDH</td>
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<td>2-oxoglutarate + Enzyme N6-(lipoyl)lysine <br />[dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyl transferase]S-succinyldihydrolopiyllysine + CO<sub>2</sub></td>
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<td>2-oxoglutarate + Enzyme N6-(lipoyl)lysine <br />&rarr; [dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyl transferase]S-succinyldihydrolopiyllysine + CO<sub>2</sub></td>
<td>EC: 1.2.4.2</td>
<td>EC: 1.2.4.2</td>
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<td>DST</td>
<td>DST</td>
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<td>[dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyl transferase]S-succinyldihydrolopiyllysine +CoASH <br />succinyl-CoA + Enzyme N6-(dihydrolipoyl)lysine</td>
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<td>[dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyl transferase]S-succinyldihydrolopiyllysine +CoASH <br />&rarr; succinyl-CoA + Enzyme N6-(dihydrolipoyl)lysine</td>
<td>EC: 2.3.1.61</td>
<td>EC: 2.3.1.61</td>
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<td>E3</td>
<td>E3</td>
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<td>Enzyme N6-(dihydrolipoyl)lysine + NAD<sup>+</sup> = Enzyme N6-(lipoyl)lysine + NADH + H</td>
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<td>Enzyme N6-(dihydrolipoyl)lysine + NAD<sup>+</sup> = Enzyme N6-(lipoyl)lysine + NADH + H<sup>+</sup></td>
<td>EC: 1.8.1.4</td>
<td>EC: 1.8.1.4</td>
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<td>SCS</td>
<td>SCS</td>
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<td>succinate + ADP + Pi succinate + CoASH + ATP</td>
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<td>succinate + ADP + Pi &rarr; succinate + CoASH + ATP</td>
<td>EC: 6.2.1.5</td>
<td>EC: 6.2.1.5</td>
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<td>SDH</td>
<td>SDH</td>
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<td>succinate + FAD fumarate + CoASH + FADH<sub>2</sub></td>
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<td>succinate + FAD &rarr; fumarate + CoASH + FADH<sub>2</sub></td>
<td>EC: 1.3.99.1</td>
<td>EC: 1.3.99.1</td>
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*Abbreviations of enzymes: OTC, ornithine transcarbamoylase; ASS, argininosuccinate synthase; ASL, argininosuccinate lyase; ARG, arginase; CPS, carbamoyl phosphate synthetase; GOGAT, glutamate synthase; GS, glutamine synthetase; GLU, glutaminase; GDH, glutamate dehydrogenase; AAT, amino-acid N-acetyltransferase; AGK, acetylglutamate kinase; AGPR, N-acetyl-γ-glutamylphosphate reductase; AOT, acetylornithine transaminase; AO, acetylornithine deacetylase; FH, fumarate hydratase; MDH, malate dehydrogenase; AST, asparate aminotransferase; CS, citrate (Si)-synthase; AH, aconitate hydratase; IDH, isocitrate dehydrogenase; OGDH, oxoglutarate dehydrogenase; DST, dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyltransferase; E3, dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase; SCS, succinyl-CoA synthetase; SDH, succinate dehydrogenase
 
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<td>N-acetylglutamate</td>
 
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<td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 
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</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
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<td>N-acetylglutamyl phosphate</td>
 
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<td>NADPH</td>
 
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</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
-
<td>N-acetylglutamate semialdehyde</td>
 
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<td>NADP<sup>+</sup></td>
 
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</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
-
<td>N-acetylornithine</td>
 
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<td>NADH</td>
 
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</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
-
<td></td>
 
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<td>NAD<sup>+</sup></td>
 
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</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
-
<td></td>
 
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<td>H<sup>+</sup></td>
 
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</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
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<td></td>
 
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<td>FAD</td>
 
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</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
-
<td></td>
 
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<td>FADH<sub>2</sub></td>
 
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</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
-
<td></td>
 
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<td>CO<sub>2</sub></td>
 
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</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
-
<td></td>
 
-
<td>L-glutamine</td>
 
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
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</div>
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<p>
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<br />We combined the reactions catalyzed by AAA, AGK, AGRP, ATO and AO to simplify the reaction scheme. We also combined CS, AH, IDH, OGDH, DST, E3 SCS and SDH and represented them using one arrow.
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*Abbreviations of enzymes: OTC, ornithine transcarbamoylase; ASS, argininosuccinate synthase; ASL, argininosuccinate lyase; ARG, arginase; CPS, carbamoyl phosphate synthetase; GOGAT, glutamate synthase; GS, glutamine synthetase; GLU, glutaminase; GDH, glutamate dehydrogenase; AAT, amino-acid N-acetyltransferase; AGK, acetylglutamate kinase; AGPR, N-acetyl-γ-glutamylphosphate reductase; AOT, acetylornithine transaminase; AO, acetylornithine deacetylase; FH, fumarate hydratase; MDH, malate dehydrogenase; AST, asparate aminotransferase; CS, citrate (Si)-synthase; AH, aconitate hydratase; IDH, isocitrate dehydrogenase; OGDH, oxoglutarate dehydrogenase; DST, dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyltransferase; E3, dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase; SCS, succinyl-CoA synthetase; SDH, succinate dehydrogenase<br />
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These simplifications are reasonable because a sequence of reactions can be seen as one reaction. See Table 1 for the names that correspond to the abbreviation of the enzymes and reaction formulas.  
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Reversible and irreversible reactions are indicated, in the reaction equations, by the symbols = and &rarr;, respectively.
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<be />
+
</p>
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To increase the amount of the components of the urea cycle, we first assumed that the intermediates of TCA cycle can be external substances because TCA cycle can supply them by adding glucose to the growth media under aerobic conditions. We then redefined internal and external substances as shown in Table 3.<br />
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<p>
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<br />
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We classified the metabolites in these 25 enzymatic reactions into internal substances and external substances. Internal substances are the metabolites which are rarely supplied from another reaction. External substances are those which are already enough in the cell or are produced by other reactions, for example TCA cycle products or coenzymes. If we want to get consumption or production modes, we set the substances which can be input or output of the modes as external substances. At first, we set internal and external substances as shown in Table 2.
 +
</p>
 +
<div align="center">
 +
<table border="1">
 +
<caption>
 +
Table 2 Internal and external substances we set to determine the modes
 +
</caption>
 +
<tr>
 +
<th>Internal substances</th>
 +
<th>External substances</th>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>carbamoyl phosphate</td>
 +
<td>NH<sub>3</sub></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>L-citrulline</td>
 +
<td>acetyl-CoA</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>N-(L-arginino)succinate</td>
 +
<td>CoASH</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>L-arginine</td>
 +
<td>urea</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>L-ornithine </td>
 +
<td>HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>L-glutamate</td>
 +
<td>acetate</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>2-oxoglutarate</td>
 +
<td>ATP</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>fumarate</td>
 +
<td>ADP</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>oxaloacetate</td>
 +
<td>AMP</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>L-malate</td>
 +
<td>Pi</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>L-aspartate</td>
 +
<td>PPi</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>N-acetylglutamate</td>
 +
<td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>N-acetylglutamyl phosphate</td>
 +
<td>NADPH</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>N-acetylglutamate semialdehyde</td>
 +
<td>NADP<sup>+</sup></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td>N-acetylornithine</td>
 +
<td>NADH</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td></td>
 +
<td>NAD<sup>+</sup></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td></td>
 +
<td>H<sup>+</sup></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td></td>
 +
<td>FAD</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td></td>
 +
<td>FADH<sub>2</sub></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td></td>
 +
<td>CO<sub>2</sub></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
<td></td>
 +
<td>L-glutamine</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
</table>
 +
</div>
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<div align="center">
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<p>
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<table border="1">
+
We combined the reactions catalyzed by AAA, AGK, AGRP, ATO and AO to simplify the reaction scheme. We also combined CS, AH, IDH, OGDH, DST, E3 SCS and SDH and represented them using one arrow.
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<caption>Table 3 Internal and external substances we set to determine the modes providing the components of the urea cycle </caption>
+
These simplifications are reasonable because a sequence of reactions can be seen as one reaction. See Table 1 for the names that correspond to the abbreviation of the enzymes and reaction formulas.<be />
-
<tr>
+
To increase the amount of the components of the urea cycle, we first assumed that the intermediates of TCA cycle can be external substances because TCA cycle can supply them by adding glucose to the growth media under aerobic conditions. We then redefined internal and external substances as shown in Table 3.
-
<th>Internal substances</th>
+
</p>
-
<th>External substances</th>
+
 
-
</tr>
+
<div align="center">
-
<tr>
+
<table border="1">
-
<td>carbamoyl phosphate</td>
+
<caption>
-
<td>NH<sub>3</sub></td>
+
Table 3 Internal and external substances we set to determine the modes providing the components of the urea cycle
-
</tr>
+
</caption>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td>L-citrulline</td>
+
<th>Internal substances</th>
-
<td>acetyl-CoA</td>
+
<th>External substances</th>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td>N-(L-arginino)succinate</td>
+
<td>carbamoyl phosphate</td>
-
<td>CoASH</td>
+
<td>NH<sub>3</sub></td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td>L-arginine</td>
+
<td>L-citrulline</td>
-
<td>urea</td>
+
<td>acetyl-CoA</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td>L-ornithine </td>
+
<td>N-(L-arginino)succinate</td>
-
<td>HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup></td>
+
<td>CoASH</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td>L-glutamate</td>
+
<td>L-arginine</td>
-
<td>acetate</td>
+
<td>urea</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td>N-acetylglutamate</td>
+
<td>L-ornithine </td>
-
<td>ATP</td>
+
<td>HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup></td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td>N-acetylglutamyl phosphate</td>
+
<td>L-glutamate</td>
-
<td>ADP</td>
+
<td>acetate</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td>N-acetylglutamate semialdehyde</td>
+
<td>N-acetylglutamate</td>
-
<td>AMP</td>
+
<td>ATP</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td>N-acetylornithine</td>
+
<td>N-acetylglutamyl phosphate</td>
-
<td>Pi</td>
+
<td>ADP</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td>N-acetylglutamate semialdehyde</td>
-
<td>PPi</td>
+
<td>AMP</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td>N-acetylornithine</td>
-
<td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
+
<td>Pi</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>NADPH</td>
+
<td>PPi</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>NADP<sup>+</sup></td>
+
<td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>NADH</td>
+
<td>NADPH</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>NAD<sup>+</sup></td>
+
<td>NADP<sup>+</sup></td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>H<sup>+</sup></td>
+
<td>NADH</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>FAD</td>
+
<td>NAD<sup>+</sup></td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>FADH<sub>2</sub></td>
+
<td>H<sup>+</sup></td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>CO<sub>2</sub></td>
+
<td>FAD</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>L-glutamine</td>
+
<td>FADH<sub>2</sub></td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>L-aspartate</td>
+
<td>CO<sub>2</sub></td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>2-oxoglutarate</td>
+
<td>L-glutamine</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>fumarate</td>
+
<td>L-aspartate</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>L-oxaloacetate</td>
+
<td>2-oxoglutarate</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
<tr>
+
<tr>
-
<td></td>
+
<td></td>
-
<td>L-malate</td>
+
<td>fumarate</td>
-
</tr>
+
</tr>
-
</table>
+
<tr>
-
</div>
+
<td></td>
-
To increase the amount of the L-aspartate and L-glutamate, we redefined the internal and external substances as we done before.<br />
+
<td>L-oxaloacetate</td>
-
</p>
+
</tr>
-
<h3 id="calculation">2.The calculation to determine elementary modes</h3>
+
<tr>
-
<p>We calculated based on (Schuster et al. 2000).
+
<td></td>
-
We combined two reactions to cancel internal substances. To make calculation easy, we use the matrixes.  
+
<td>L-malate</td>
-
For example, reactions which catalyzed by OTC and CPS are shown below.<be />
+
</tr>
-
<br />
+
</table>
-
L-ornithine + carbamoyl phosphate L-citrulline + Pi  
+
</div>
-
L-glutamine + HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> + H<sub>2</sub>O + 2ATP carbamoyl phosphate + L-glutamate + Pi + 2ADP
+
<p>
-
<br />
+
To increase the amount of the L-aspartate and L-glutamate, we redefined the internal and external substances as we done before.
-
<br />
+
</p>
-
If we combine them, we get total reaction formula as below.<br />
+
<h3 id="calculation">2. The calculation to determine elementary modes</h3>
-
<br />
+
<p>
-
L-ornithine + L-glutamine + HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> + H<sub>2</sub>O + 2ATP →L-citrulline + L-glutamate + 2ADP + Pi<br />
+
We calculated based on (Schuster et al. 2000).
-
<br />
+
We combined two reactions to cancel internal substances. To make calculation easy, we use the matrixes.  
-
This operation means we canceled carbamoyl phosphate (internal substance) by combining two reactions. If we do this operation in matrixes like, the operation is following.<br />
+
For example, reactions which catalyzed by OTC and CPS are shown below.
-
<br />
+
</p>
-
<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/8/8d/%E4%BE%8B.png" alt="tableau" width="400" />
+
 
-
<br />
+
<ul style="list-style: none;">
-
<br />
+
<li>L-ornithine + carbamoyl phosphate &rarr; L-citrulline + Pi</li>
-
The row represents one reaction. The column in the left-hand side submatrix represents the internal and external substances’ consumption or production in the reaction. The column in the right-hand side submatrix represents what reaction is take place to get left-hand side matrix. The first column represents carbamoyl phosphate consumption or production. Minus means consumption and plus means production. Therefore, the addition of two rows means the total reaction of the two reactions. We can get the reaction formula which doesn’t contain internal substances by repeating this operation.  
+
<li>L-glutamine + HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> + H<sub>2</sub>O + 2ATP &rarr; carbamoyl phosphate + L-glutamate + Pi + 2ADP</li>
 +
</ul>
 +
 
 +
<p>
 +
If we combine them, we get total reaction formula as below.
 +
</p>
 +
<p>
 +
L-ornithine + L-glutamine + HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> + H<sub>2</sub>O + 2ATP &rarr;L-citrulline + L-glutamate + 2ADP + Pi
 +
</p>
 +
<p>
 +
This operation means we canceled carbamoyl phosphate (internal substance) by combining two reactions. If we do this operation in matrixes like, the operation is following.
 +
</p>
 +
 
 +
<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/8/8d/%E4%BE%8B.png" alt="tableau" width="400" />
 +
 
 +
<p>
 +
The row represents one reaction. The column in the left-hand side submatrix represents the internal and external substances’ consumption or production in the reaction. The column in the right-hand side submatrix represents what reaction is take place to get left-hand side matrix. The first column represents carbamoyl phosphate consumption or production. Minus means consumption and plus means production. Therefore, the addition of two rows means the total reaction of the two reactions. We can get the reaction formula which doesn’t contain internal substances by repeating this operation.  
We show the initial tableau.
We show the initial tableau.
-
<br />
+
</p>
-
<br />
+
 
-
<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/1/14/T%280%29.png" alt="T0" width="800px" />
+
<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/1/14/T%280%29.png" alt="T0" width="800px" />
-
<br />
+
-
<br />
+
<p>
-
At first, we combined two rows to make the first column zeros. The rows whose first column is already zero are copied to the next tableau in the same part (reversible or irreversible) because they don’t need to be combined with other rows. The rows which are obtained by combining the same part (reversible or irreversible) of two rows go into the part of the same part of the previous part. The rows which are obtained by combining different parts go into irreversible part. Irreversible reactions don’t allow subtracting from other rows.  
+
At first, we combined two rows to make the first column zeros. The rows whose first column is already zero are copied to the next tableau in the same part (reversible or irreversible) because they don’t need to be combined with other rows. The rows which are obtained by combining the same part (reversible or irreversible) of two rows go into the part of the same part of the previous part. The rows which are obtained by combining different parts go into irreversible part. Irreversible reactions don’t allow subtracting from other rows. <br />
-
Combination of two rows is limited by three conditions. We checked them through calculation. First, a pair of rows is combined only if it fulfills the condition
+
Combination of two rows is limited by three conditions. We checked them through calculation. First, a pair of rows is combined only if it fulfills the condition<br />
-
<br />
+
<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/5/51/%E6%95%B0%E5%BC%8F%EF%BC%91.png" alt="formula1" width="200px" /><br />
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/5/51/%E6%95%B0%E5%BC%8F%EF%BC%91.png" alt="formula1" width="200px" />
+
for all row indices l belonging to the respective part (reversible or irreversible) of the new tableau as it has been compiled until that stage. m<sub>i</sub><sup>(j)</sup> represents for the ith row in the right-hand side submatrix (Internal and external substances part) of the tableau T(j) and S(m<sub>i</sub><sup>(j)</sup>) is the positions of zeroes in this row. It is allow increasing or decreasing the number of the rows because making next tableau by combination.<br />
-
<br />
+
The second condition is that “irreversible” rows can only be added not subtracted like mentioned above.
-
for all row indices l belonging to the respective part (reversible or irreversible) of the new tableau as it has been compiled until that stage. m<sub>i</sub><sup>(j)</sup> represents for the ith row in the right-hand side submatrix (Internal and external substances part) of the tableau T(j) and S(m<sub>i</sub><sup>(j)</sup>) is the positions of zeroes in this row. It is allow increasing or decreasing the number of the rows because making next tableau by combination.<br />
+
The third condition is shown below.<br />
-
The second condition is that “irreversible” rows can only be added not subtracted like mentioned above.
+
<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/1/1e/%E6%95%B0%E5%BC%8F%EF%BC%93.png" alt=formula3 width="200px" /><br />
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The third condition is shown below.
+
It is sufficient to apply it only upon calculation of the final tableau.<br />
-
<br />
+
We calculated based on this limit. We show the process of the calculation.
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/1/1e/%E6%95%B0%E5%BC%8F%EF%BC%93.png" alt=formula3 width="200px" />
+
</p>
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<br />
+
<p class="graph">
-
It is sufficient to apply it only upon calculation of the final tableau.<br />
+
<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/b/b2/T1-3.png" alt="T1-3" width="800px" />
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We calculated based on this limit. We show the process of the calculation.<br />
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</p>
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<br />
+
<p class="graph">
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/b/b2/T1-3.png" alt="T1-3" width="800px" /><br />
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/d/dd/T%282%29.png" alt="T2" width="800px" />
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</p>
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/d/dd/T%282%29.png" alt="T2" width="800px" /><br />
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<p class="graph">
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/c/cc/T%283%29.png" alt="T3" width="800px" />
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</p>
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<p class="graph">
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/6/62/T%284%29.png" alt="T4" width="800px" /><br />
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/6/62/T%284%29.png" alt="T4" width="800px" />
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</p>
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/7/71/T5.png" alt="T5" width="800px" /><br />
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<p class="graph">
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/7/71/T5.png" alt="T5" width="800px" />
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/e/e6/T6.png" alt="T6" width="800px" /><br />
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<p class="graph">
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/0/09/T7-3.png" alt="T7-3" width="800px" /><br />
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/e/e6/T6.png" alt="T6" width="800px" />
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 28 October 2011

Tokyo Tech 2011

Method

1. Definition of internal and external substances

We considered 25 enzymatic reactions that affect the urea cycle as shown in Table 1 to build the model.

Table 1 25 enzymatic reactions we considered when we built the model.
Enzyme Reaction formula Enzyme number
OTC carbamoyl phosphate + L-ornithine → L-citrulline + Pi EC: 2.1.3.3 (argF,argI)
ASS L-citrulline + L-aspartate + ATP → N-(L-arginino)succinate + AMP + PPi EC: 6.3.4.5 (argG)
ASL N-(L-arginino)succinate → fumarate + L-arginine EC: 4.3.2.1 (argH)
ARG L-arginine + H2O → L-ornithine + urea EC: 3.5.3.1 (rocF)
CPS L-glutamine + HCO3- + H2O + 2ATP → L-glutamate + carbamoyl phosphate + 2ADP + Pi EC: 6.3.5.5
GOGAT L-glutamine + 2-oxoglutarate + NADPH + H+ → 2 L-glutamate + NADP+ EC: 1.4.1.13
GS L-glutamate + NH3 + ATP → L-glutamine + ADP + Pi EC: 6.3.1.2
GLU L-glutamine + H2O = L-glutamate + NH3 EC: 3.5.1.2
GDH 2-oxoglutarate + NH3 + NADPH + H+ = L-glutamate + NADP+ + H2O EC: 1.4.1.4
AAA acetyl-CoA + L-glutamate → CoASH + N-acetyl-L-glutamate EC: 2.3.1.1 (argA)
AGK N-acetyl-L-glutamate + ATP → N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-phosphate + ADP EC: 2.7.2.8 (argB)
AGPR N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-phosphate + NADPH + H+ → N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde + NADP+ + Pi EC: 1.2.1.38 (argC)
AOT N-acetyl-L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde + L-glutamate → N-acetylornithine + 2-oxoglutarate EC: 2.6.1.11 (argD)
AO N-acetylornithine + H2O → L-ornithine + acetate EC: 3.5.1.16 (argE)
FH fumarate + H2O → L-malate EC: 4.2.1.2
MDH L-malate + NAD+ → oxaloacetate + NADH + H+ EC: 1.1.1.37
AST oxaloacetate + L-glutamate = L-asparate + 2-oxoglutarate EC: 2.6.1.1
CS acetyl-CoA + oxaloacetate + H2O → citrate + CoASH EC: 2.3.3.1
AH citrate → isocitrate EC: 4.2.1.3
IDH isocitrate + NADP+ → 2-oxoglutarate + NADPH + H+ + CO2 EC: 1.1.1.42
OGDH 2-oxoglutarate + Enzyme N6-(lipoyl)lysine
→ [dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyl transferase]S-succinyldihydrolopiyllysine + CO2
EC: 1.2.4.2
DST [dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyl transferase]S-succinyldihydrolopiyllysine +CoASH
→ succinyl-CoA + Enzyme N6-(dihydrolipoyl)lysine
EC: 2.3.1.61
E3 Enzyme N6-(dihydrolipoyl)lysine + NAD+ = Enzyme N6-(lipoyl)lysine + NADH + H+ EC: 1.8.1.4
SCS succinate + ADP + Pi → succinate + CoASH + ATP EC: 6.2.1.5
SDH succinate + FAD → fumarate + CoASH + FADH2 EC: 1.3.99.1

*Abbreviations of enzymes: OTC, ornithine transcarbamoylase; ASS, argininosuccinate synthase; ASL, argininosuccinate lyase; ARG, arginase; CPS, carbamoyl phosphate synthetase; GOGAT, glutamate synthase; GS, glutamine synthetase; GLU, glutaminase; GDH, glutamate dehydrogenase; AAT, amino-acid N-acetyltransferase; AGK, acetylglutamate kinase; AGPR, N-acetyl-γ-glutamylphosphate reductase; AOT, acetylornithine transaminase; AO, acetylornithine deacetylase; FH, fumarate hydratase; MDH, malate dehydrogenase; AST, asparate aminotransferase; CS, citrate (Si)-synthase; AH, aconitate hydratase; IDH, isocitrate dehydrogenase; OGDH, oxoglutarate dehydrogenase; DST, dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyltransferase; E3, dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase; SCS, succinyl-CoA synthetase; SDH, succinate dehydrogenase
Reversible and irreversible reactions are indicated, in the reaction equations, by the symbols = and →, respectively.

We classified the metabolites in these 25 enzymatic reactions into internal substances and external substances. Internal substances are the metabolites which are rarely supplied from another reaction. External substances are those which are already enough in the cell or are produced by other reactions, for example TCA cycle products or coenzymes. If we want to get consumption or production modes, we set the substances which can be input or output of the modes as external substances. At first, we set internal and external substances as shown in Table 2.

Table 2 Internal and external substances we set to determine the modes
Internal substances External substances
carbamoyl phosphate NH3
L-citrulline acetyl-CoA
N-(L-arginino)succinate CoASH
L-arginine urea
L-ornithine HCO3-
L-glutamate acetate
2-oxoglutarate ATP
fumarate ADP
oxaloacetate AMP
L-malate Pi
L-aspartate PPi
N-acetylglutamate H2O
N-acetylglutamyl phosphate NADPH
N-acetylglutamate semialdehyde NADP+
N-acetylornithine NADH
NAD+
H+
FAD
FADH2
CO2
L-glutamine

We combined the reactions catalyzed by AAA, AGK, AGRP, ATO and AO to simplify the reaction scheme. We also combined CS, AH, IDH, OGDH, DST, E3 SCS and SDH and represented them using one arrow. These simplifications are reasonable because a sequence of reactions can be seen as one reaction. See Table 1 for the names that correspond to the abbreviation of the enzymes and reaction formulas. To increase the amount of the components of the urea cycle, we first assumed that the intermediates of TCA cycle can be external substances because TCA cycle can supply them by adding glucose to the growth media under aerobic conditions. We then redefined internal and external substances as shown in Table 3.

Table 3 Internal and external substances we set to determine the modes providing the components of the urea cycle
Internal substances External substances
carbamoyl phosphate NH3
L-citrulline acetyl-CoA
N-(L-arginino)succinate CoASH
L-arginine urea
L-ornithine HCO3-
L-glutamate acetate
N-acetylglutamate ATP
N-acetylglutamyl phosphate ADP
N-acetylglutamate semialdehyde AMP
N-acetylornithine Pi
PPi
H2O
NADPH
NADP+
NADH
NAD+
H+
FAD
FADH2
CO2
L-glutamine
L-aspartate
2-oxoglutarate
fumarate
L-oxaloacetate
L-malate

To increase the amount of the L-aspartate and L-glutamate, we redefined the internal and external substances as we done before.

2. The calculation to determine elementary modes

We calculated based on (Schuster et al. 2000). We combined two reactions to cancel internal substances. To make calculation easy, we use the matrixes. For example, reactions which catalyzed by OTC and CPS are shown below.

  • L-ornithine + carbamoyl phosphate → L-citrulline + Pi
  • L-glutamine + HCO3- + H2O + 2ATP → carbamoyl phosphate + L-glutamate + Pi + 2ADP

If we combine them, we get total reaction formula as below.

L-ornithine + L-glutamine + HCO3- + H2O + 2ATP →L-citrulline + L-glutamate + 2ADP + Pi

This operation means we canceled carbamoyl phosphate (internal substance) by combining two reactions. If we do this operation in matrixes like, the operation is following.

tableau

The row represents one reaction. The column in the left-hand side submatrix represents the internal and external substances’ consumption or production in the reaction. The column in the right-hand side submatrix represents what reaction is take place to get left-hand side matrix. The first column represents carbamoyl phosphate consumption or production. Minus means consumption and plus means production. Therefore, the addition of two rows means the total reaction of the two reactions. We can get the reaction formula which doesn’t contain internal substances by repeating this operation. We show the initial tableau.

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At first, we combined two rows to make the first column zeros. The rows whose first column is already zero are copied to the next tableau in the same part (reversible or irreversible) because they don’t need to be combined with other rows. The rows which are obtained by combining the same part (reversible or irreversible) of two rows go into the part of the same part of the previous part. The rows which are obtained by combining different parts go into irreversible part. Irreversible reactions don’t allow subtracting from other rows.
Combination of two rows is limited by three conditions. We checked them through calculation. First, a pair of rows is combined only if it fulfills the condition
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for all row indices l belonging to the respective part (reversible or irreversible) of the new tableau as it has been compiled until that stage. mi(j) represents for the ith row in the right-hand side submatrix (Internal and external substances part) of the tableau T(j) and S(mi(j)) is the positions of zeroes in this row. It is allow increasing or decreasing the number of the rows because making next tableau by combination.
The second condition is that “irreversible” rows can only be added not subtracted like mentioned above. The third condition is shown below.
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It is sufficient to apply it only upon calculation of the final tableau.
We calculated based on this limit. We show the process of the calculation.

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Finally, we obtained the tableau below.

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The rows in the right-hand side submatrix of the final tableau represent the elementary modes.

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