Mathematical models for explaining the Warburg effect: A review focussed on ATP and biomass production

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 1187-1194

  Schuster, Stefan ^a   Boley, Daniel ^b   Möller, Philip ^a   Stark, Heiko ^a   Kaleta, Christoph ^c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer Metabolism; Metabolic Modelling; Rate Vs Yield; Respirofermentation; Warburg Effect

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLUCOSE;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; BIOMASS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84957804135     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST20150153     Document Type: Review

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