Abstract
The life of a cell relies on multiple mechanisms for regulating the diverse reactions that constitute metabolism, as has been previously explained. Some mechanisms are provided by the intrinsic properties of enzymes, such as allosteric enzymes. Others stem from the spatial organisation that allows modulation of enzymatic activity, as with membrane enzymes and multi-enzyme complexes. In these complexes the product of an enzyme reaction is frequently the substrate for the subsequent reaction. In this respect, the metabolic pathway can be considered to be an organised system.
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Yon-Kahn, J., Hervé, G. (2009). Metabolic Control Theory. In: Molecular and Cellular Enzymology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01228-0_19
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