Summary
Flux balance analysis (FBA) is a computational method to analyze reconstructions of biochemical networks. FBA requires the formulation of a biochemical network in a precise mathematical framework called a stoichiometric matrix. An objective function is defined (e.g., growth rate) toward which the system is assumed to be optimized. In this chapter, we present the methodology, theory, and common pitfalls of the application of FBA.
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The authors wish to thank the National Science Foundation CAREER program (grant# 0643548 to JP) for financial support. MAO and AKC contributed equally to this work.
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Oberhardt, M., Chavali, A., Papin, J. (2009). Flux Balance Analysis: Interrogating Genome-Scale Metabolic Networks. In: Maly, I. (eds) Systems Biology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 500. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-525-1_3
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