From metabolic reactions to networks and pathways

Methods Mol Biol. 2012:804:93-106. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-361-5_6.

Abstract

Enzymatic reactions form a hypergraph structure and their translation into a graph structure accompanies an information loss. This chapter introduces well-known topological transformations from metabolic reactions to a graph, and discusses their advantages and disadvantages. Also discussed is the legitimacy of defining cofactors or currency metabolites, and suitable application area of each representation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Enzymes / metabolism*
  • Mathematical Concepts
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways / physiology*
  • Metabolomics / methods*
  • Models, Biological*
  • Systems Biology / methods*

Substances

  • Enzymes