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Metabolic engineering : principles and methodologies /

Metabolic engineering is a new field with applications in the production of chemicals, fuels, materials, pharmaceuticals, and medicine at the genetic level. The field's novelty is in the synthesis of molecular biology techniques and the tools of mathematical analysis, which allow rational selec...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stephanopoulos, G.
Other Authors: Aristidou, Aristos A., Nielsen, Jens H�iriis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, 1998.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Essence of Metabolic Engineering. Review of Cellular Metabolism. Comprehensive Models for Cellular Reactions. Material Balances and Data Consistency. Regulation of Metabolic Pathways. Examples of Pathway Manipulations: Metabolic Engineering in Practice. Metabolic Pathway Synthesis. Metabolic Flux Analysis. Methods for the Experimental Determination of Metabolic Fluxes by Isotope Labeling. Applications of Metabolic Flux Analysis. Metabolic Control Analysis. Analysis of Structure of Metabolic Networks. Flux Analysis of Metabolic Networks. Thermodynamics of Cellular Processes. Glossary. Subject Index.
  • 1. The essence of metabolic engineering
  • 2. Review of cellular metabolism
  • 3. Comprehensive models for cellular reactions
  • 4. Material balances and data consistency
  • 5. Regulation of metabolic pathways
  • 6. Examples of pathway manipulations : metabolic engineering in practice
  • 7. Metabolic pathway synthesis
  • 8. Metabolic flux analysis
  • 9. Methods for the experimental determination of metabolic fluxes by isotope labeling
  • 10. Applications of metabolic flux analysis
  • 11. Metabolic control analysis
  • 12. Analysis of structure of metabolic networks
  • 13. Flux analysis of metabolic networks
  • 14. Thermodynamics of cellular processes.