Journal of Systems Chemistry


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Evolution of metabolic networks: a computational frame-work

Christoph Flamm1, Alexander Ullrich2, Heinz Ekker1,3, Martin Mann4, Daniel Högerl3, Markus Rohrschneider5, Sebastian Sauer1, Gerik Scheuermann5, Konstantin Klemm2, Ivo L Hofacker1 and Peter F Stadler1,2,6,7,8*

Author Affiliations

1 Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstraße 17, 1090 Wien, Austria

2 Bioinformatics Group, Department of Computer Science, and Interdisciplinary Center for Bioinformatics, University of Leipzig, Härtelstraße 16-18, D-04107 Leipzig, Germany

3 FH Campus Wien, Diplom-Studiengang Bioengineering (Diploma Degree Course), Muthgasse 18, 1190 Wien, Austria

4 Bioinformatics Group, Institute for Computer Science, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Alle 106, 79110 Freiburg, Germany

5 Image and Signal Processing Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Leipzig, Johannisgasse 26, D-04109 Leipzig, Germany

6 Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Inselstrasse 22, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany

7 Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Perlickstraße 1, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany

8 Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA

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Journal of Systems Chemistry 2010, 1:4 doi:10.1186/1759-2208-1-4

Published: 18 August 2010

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Additional file 1:

Animation of metabolic network evolution. An animation of the evolution of a metabolic network, using data from a sample simulation run over 100 generations.

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