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Table 3 Molar requirements of serine, glycine, and one-carbon units for biomass production

From: Metabolic requirements for cancer cell proliferation

Substrate

Fate

mmol/gDCW

Serine

Protein

0.43

Lipid

0.011

Total

0.441

Glycine

Protein

0.538

Nucleotide

0.1201

Total

0.6581

One carbon

Nucleotide

0.255

Cholesterol Byproduct

−0.018

Total

0.237