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    Optimal metabolic regulation by temporal variation of enzyme activities: a control theoretic approach


    Oyarzun, Diego, Ingalls, Brian and Kalamatianos, Dimitrios (2007) Optimal metabolic regulation by temporal variation of enzyme activities: a control theoretic approach. Proceedings of the Foundations of Systems Biology in Engineering Conference, Stuttgart, Germany. FOSBE 2007 . pp. 491-496.

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    Abstract

    In this paper we use an optimal control approach to analyze time dependent enzyme concentrations that minimize the transition time of a metabolic pathway while respecting the natural constraints imposed by a limited biosynthetical capacity. Our main result states that, under appropriate assumptions, at each time instant all the available enzyme production capacity is allocated to a single reaction, a finding reminiscent of bang-bang control laws typical in classical time-optimal control.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Metabolic pathways; metabolic regulation; optimal control;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute
    Item ID: 2119
    Depositing User: Dimitris Kalamatianos
    Date Deposited: 22 Sep 2010 15:26
    Journal or Publication Title: Proceedings of the Foundations of Systems Biology in Engineering Conference, Stuttgart, Germany. FOSBE 2007
    Refereed: Yes
    URI: https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/2119
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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