Data Brief

Abundant metabolites tend to be less valuable.

Selected prices for 108 metabolites found in E. coli. PRPP (phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate) is the most valuable metabolite analyzed, but is only present in trace amounts. Glutamate, on the other hand, is abundant but cheap.

Values for g/L were estimated using metabolite concentrations reported in Bennet et al. Hover over each data point for more information.
Source: Bennet et al. (2009)Get the data