Table 1 Almost all globally essential reactions in E. coli, S. cerevisiae and S. aureus are UP or UC. The p value represents the probability that the indicated overlap would arise in a null model as discussed in the text.
From: Low degree metabolites explain essential reactions and enhance modularity in biological networks
Organism | E. coli | S. cerevisiae | S. aureus |
|---|---|---|---|
Total number of reactions | 1176 | 1579 | 865 |
Number of globally essential reactions | 164 | 127 | 196 |
Number of globally essential reactions that are UP or UC in the entire network | 133 (p < 10-37) | 86 (p < 10-12) | 157 (p < 10-32) |
Number of globally essential reactions that are UP or UC in the reduced network | 156 (p < 10-62) | 117 (p < 10-41) | 182 (p < 10-58) |