A variational principle for computing nonequilibrium fluxes and potentials in genome-scale biochemical networks
A variational principle for computing nonequilibrium fluxes and potentials in genome-scale biochemical networks
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.09.029
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发表时间:
2012-01-07
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2
通讯作者:
Palsson, B. O.
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作者:
Fleming, R. M. T.;Maes, C. M.;Palsson, B. O.
We derive a convex optimization problem on a steady-state nonequilibrium network of biochemical reactions, with the property that energy conservation and the second law of thermodynamics both hold at the problem solution. This suggests a new variational principle for biochemical networks that can be implemented in a computationally tractable manner. We derive the Lagrange dual of the optimization problem and use strong duality to demonstrate that a biochemical analogue of Tellegen's theorem holds at optimality. Each optimal flux is dependent on a free parameter that we relate to an elementary kinetic parameter when mass action kinetics is assumed. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.