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Table 2 Glucose consumption and metabolic end-products produced by F. nucleatum grown at pH 8.2 and 7.4

From: A proteomic investigation of Fusobacterium nucleatum alkaline-induced biofilms

Growth pH

Glucose utilisation1

IP2

Acidic end-products3

GDH4

   

Lactate

Formate

Acetate

Butanoate

 

7.4 ± 0.1

23.1 ± 2.1

2.39 ± 0.12

5.7 ± 0.5

92.4 ± 8.6

59.4 ± 6.5

63.0 ± 5.1

8.87 ± 0.40

8.2 ± 0.1

65.9 ± 7.2

7.62 ± 0.71

18.3 ± 1.9

131.2 ± 11.6

115.3 ± 12.7

99.6 ± 10.8

13.73 ± 1.25

  1. 1Glucose utilisation expressed as mmoles of glucose g-1 cell protein.
  2. 2Intracellular polyglucose expressed as μg glucose mg-1 cell protein.
  3. 3Acidic end-products expressed in mmol g-1 cell protein.
  4. 4NAD-specific glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) activity measured in cells expressed as GDH unit mg-1 cell protein