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METABOLIC ENGINEERING
Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages 142-159Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2005.11.002
Keywords
kinetic modeling; (log)linear; metabolic control analysis; bioreactors; central carbon metabolism
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Yeast metabolism has been used extensively in scientific investigations and industrial applications. Understanding the properties of the yeast metabolic network is crucial, yet unaccomplished due to its high complexity, the different culture conditions, and the uncertainty associated with kinetic parameters. We recently developed a computational and mathematical framework using Monte Carlo method in which parameter uncertainty can be addressed through large-scale sampling procedure. This framework was applied on the compartmentalized central carbon pathways of Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolism considering the growth environment of batch and chemostat reactor and integrating information from metabolic flux analysis. Statistical analysis of the results indicates that yeast cells growing in batch culture condition exhibit dramatically different control schemes from those growing in a chemostat. The difference is mainly due to the feedback introduced by the constraints of the chemostat. The control of the enzymes on the rates of the substrate uptake, product excretion, and cell growth and its practical implication are discussed. Clustering of the reaction steps according to the similarity of their responses to enzyme activity perturbations reveals functional coupling of metabolic reactions. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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