The convex basis of the left null space of the stoichiometric matrix leads to the definition of metabolically meaningful pools

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-26

  Famili, Iman ^a   Palsson, Bernhard O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONJUGATE; CONJUGATION; ENERGY; ERYTHROCYTE; GLYCOLYSIS; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOICHIOMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038311902     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74450-6     Document Type: Article

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