How reliable are thermodynamic feasibility statements of biochemical pathways?

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-230

  Maskow, Thomas ^a   Von Stockar, Urs ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Glycolysis; In silico; Lactic acid; Predictions; Reaction Gibbs energy; Thermodynamic feasibility

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; IONIC STRENGTH; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACIDS;

GLYCOLYSIS; IN-SILICO; LACTIC ACID; PREDICTIONS; REACTIONS GIBBS ENERGY;

THERMODYNAMICS;

LACTIC ACID; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL PH; COMPUTER MODEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENTHALPY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FERMENTATION; GLYCOLYSIS; IONIC STRENGTH; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; STANDARD; THERMODYNAMICS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL FUNCTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENERGY TRANSFER; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CELL PHYSIOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 27744527638     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20572     Document Type: Article

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