Methods and advances in metabolic flux analysis: a mini-review

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 317-325

  Antoniewicz, Maciek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flux quantification; Isotopic labeling; Metabolic network model; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBON 13 DYNAMIC METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; CARBON 13 METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC NONSTATIONARY CARBON 13 METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; STEADY STATE; STOICHIOMETRIC METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

CARBON;

CARBON ISOTOPES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS;

EID: 84922448166     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-015-1585-x     Document Type: Article

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