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Table 5 The effects of TCA cycle intermediates and their isomers on C. elegans lifespan

From: Mechanisms of amino acid-mediated lifespan extension in Caenorhabditis elegans

Treatment

Concentration

% of untreated mean lifespan

p-value

# of worms

Replicates

succinate

1 mM

111

<0.001

590

4

5 mM

110

<0.001

570

4

10 mM

104

0.098

607

4

citrate1

10 mM

98

0.414

229

2

α-ketoglutarate

0.1 mM

110

<0.001

261

3

1 mM

115

<0.001

345

3

5 mM

111

<0.001

337

3

10 mM

107

0.042

333

3

DL-isocitrate

1 mM

103

0.202

452

4

5 mM

113

<0.001

523

4

10 mM

72

<0.001

217

4

D-malate

1 mM

85

<0.001

106

1

5 mM

76

<0.001

77

1

10 mM

79

<0.001

142

1

  1. 1compared to a medium lacking citrate. All other experiments contain 10 mM citrate as part of the standard culture media.