Rethinking glycolysis: On the biochemical logic of metabolic pathways

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 509-517

  Bar Even, Arren ^a   Flamholz, Avi ^a   Noor, Elad ^a   Milo, Ron ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLYCERALDEHYDE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ELECTRON; ENZYME METABOLISM; GLYCOLYSIS; ISOMERIZATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84861422324     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.971     Document Type: Review

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