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Metabolic Flux Analysis, Modeling, and Engineering Solutions

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Microorganisms have been used for many decades to produce valuable chemicals for the food, pharmaceutical, and bulk industries. These include amino acids, vitamins, antibiotics, alcohols, and organic acids. Random classical mutation techniques have led to improvements in production properties.

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van Gulik, W.M., van Winden, W.A., Heijnen, J.J. (2003). Metabolic Flux Analysis, Modeling, and Engineering Solutions. In: Vinci, V.A., Parekh, S.R. (eds) Handbook of Industrial Cell Culture. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-346-0_15

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