Reaction routes in biochemical reaction systems: Algebraic properties, validated calculation procedure and example from nucleotide metabolism

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-181

  Schuster, S ^a   Hilgetag, C ^b   Woods, J H ^c   Fell, P A ^c  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convex analysis; Elementary flux modes; Modelling of biochemical systems; Reaction routes; Stoichiometric analysis

Indexed keywords

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATALYSIS; HUMAN; KINETICS; METABOLISM; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; HUMANS; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036691976     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002850200143     Document Type: Article

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