What is flux balance analysis?

Orth, Jeffrey D; Thiele, Ines; Palsson, Bernhard Ø · Nat Biotechnol · 2010

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Flux balance analysis is a mathematical approach for analyzing the flow of metabolites through a metabolic network. This primer covers the theoretical basis of the approach, several practical examples and a software toolbox for performing the calculations.

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