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SLP Cycle Identification

This process is used to identify the steady state cycles in stoichiometric networks. The algorithm used was described by Schilling, Letscher, and Palsson in 2000 [1]. All reactions in the provided network must be irreversible, or else an error will be reported.

References
1. Schilling, C. H., Letscher, D., and Palsson, B.Ø. (2000). Theory for the systemic definition of metabolic pathways and their use in interpreting metabolic function from a pathway-oriented perspective. J. Theor. Biol., 203: 229-248.

Here is the set of keywords this process understands, along with a description of their possible corresponding values. See the command line documentation for more information about keyword-value pairs.


Required Keywords Possible Values
Process FBA SLP Cycle Identification
Reaction File The name of an FBA Reaction File containing a stoichiometric network.
Output File Name The name of the file to which the cycles will be written. See Multiple-Flux Vectors Files for further information.

Examples

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