These pathways efficiently yield 12 molecules of Hydrogen per molecule of glucose (or equivalent polysaccharide), and the author hints that this could be the key to future transportation systems. ... Such a system design, independent of living cells, not only performs more efficiently, but also is simpler to modify and manipulate than living organisms, given its freedom from physiology, cell maintenance, replication, reaction regulation, membranes, cell walls, etc., etc. ... In order to establish a quantitative standpoint for discussing the potential efficiency of SyPaB, the author presents a ...

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