Optimization Methods in Metabolic Networks

Download or read book Optimization Methods in Metabolic Networks written by Costas D. Maranas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a tutorial on the computational tools that use mathematical optimization concepts and representations for the curation, analysis and redesign of metabolic networks Organizes, for the first time, the fundamentals of mathematical optimization in the context of metabolic network analysis Reviews the fundamentals of different classes of optimization problems including LP, MILP, MLP and MINLP Explains the most efficient ways of formulating a biological problem using mathematical optimization Reviews a variety of relevant problems in metabolic network curation, analysis and redesign with an emphasis on details of optimization formulations Provides a detailed treatment of bilevel optimization techniques for computational strain design and other relevant problems