Is maximization of molar yield in metabolic networks favoured by evolution?

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 252, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 497-504

  Schuster, Stefan ^a   Pfeiffer, Thomas ^b,c   Fell, David A ^d  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Flux balance analysis; Game theory; Molar yield; Respiration; Yeast metabolism

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERMENTATION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GAME THEORY; RESPIRATION; STOICHIOMETRY; YEAST;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGAL METABOLISM; GENE DELETION; HOLOPHAGA FOETIDA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STOICHIOMETRY; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FERMENTATION; GAME THEORY; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 43449132092     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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