The metabolic core and catalytic switches are fundamental elements in the self-regulation of the systemic metabolic structure of cells.

BACKGROUND: Experimental observations and numerical studies with dissipative metabolic networks have shown that cellular enzymatic activity self-organizes spontaneously leading to the emergence of a metabolic core formed by a set of enzymatic reactions which are always active under all environmental...

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Main Authors: Ildefonso M De la Fuente, Jesus M Cortes, Martin B Perez-Pinilla, Vicente Ruiz-Rodriguez, Juan Veguillas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3220688?pdf=render