I have used electrical analogues for calculating the Flux Control Coefficients of metabolic pathways. An analogue circuit consists of resistances that are connected in series (or parallel) with a voltage (or current) source. In constructing the analogues, each of the enzymes in the pathway is associated with a resistance whose magnitude depends on the Elasticity Coefficients of the enzymes. These circuits can be designed in a heuristic fashion directly from the configuration of the pathway, without the necessity of writing down the governing equations with the use of Summation and Connectivity Theorems. The Flux Control Coefficients of the enzymes are represented by voltages across (or currents through) the resistances and are determined by an application of Ohm's Law. Results are given for (a) a simple linear pathway without feedback or feedforward regulation, and (b) a linear pathway with feedback inhibition. The analogue circuits are also convenient for assessing the relative importance of the various enzymes in flux control, and for simplifying the structure of a given pathway.
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November 15 1990
Application of electrical analogues for control analysis of simple metabolic pathways
A K Sen
A K Sen
1Department of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, U.S.A.
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Biochem J (1990) 272 (1): 65–70.
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A K Sen; Application of electrical analogues for control analysis of simple metabolic pathways. Biochem J 15 November 1990; 272 (1): 65–70. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bj2720065
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