Simulation of a Petri net-based model of the terpenoid biosynthesis pathway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The development and simulation of dynamic models of terpenoid biosynthesis has yielded a systems perspective that provides new insights into how the structure of this biochemical pathway affects compound synthesis. These insights may eventually help identify reactions that could be experimentally manipulated to amplify terpenoid production. In this study, a dynamic model of the terpenoid biosynthesis pathway was constructed based on the Hybrid Functional Petri Net (HFPN) technique. This technique is a fusion of three other extended Petri net techniques, namely Hybrid Petri Net (HPN), Dynamic Petri Net (HDN) and Functional Petri Net (FPN).

Results

The biological data needed to construct the terpenoid metabolic model were gathered from the literature and from biolog

SUBMITTER: Hawari AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2838867 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature