Fluxes through plant metabolic networks: Measurements, predictions, insights and challenges

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 465, Issue , 2015, Pages 27-38

  Kruger, Nicholas J ^a   Ratcliffe, R George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constraints based modelling; Flux balance analysis; Kinetic modelling; Metabolic flux analysis; Primary metabolism; Stable isotope labelling

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE 1,6 BISPHOSPHATE; PROTEIN; PYRUVATE KINASE; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CARBON METABOLISM; CELL FUNCTION; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GLYCOLYSIS; METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NONHUMAN; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PLANT CELL; PLANT METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PLANT; PROCEDURES;

ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PLANTS;

EID: 84918516192     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20140984     Document Type: Review

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