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  • Metabolic Engineering
  • Computational Biology

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  • Existing methods focus on single metabolic network perturbations.
  • Advancements in perturbation technologies necessitate multi-network analysis.
  • Flux Balance Analysis (FBA) is model-dependent and not always applicable.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Develop methods for the Minimum Knockout for Multiple Networks (MKMN) problem.
  • Address MKMN in Boolean and elementary mode (EM)-based metabolic models.
  • Provide a computational solution for complex metabolic engineering challenges.

Main Methods:

  • Integer Linear Programming (ILP) for NP-complete MKMN problem.
  • Analysis of Boolean and EM-based metabolic models.
  • Experimental validation using bacterial metabolic networks (Clostridium perfringens, Bifidobacterium longum).

Main Results:

  • Larger metabolic networks are more likely to yield MKMN solutions.
  • Computational complexity increases significantly with network size.
  • Developed software 'minFvskO' is available for online use.

Conclusions:

  • MKMN is computationally challenging, especially for large networks.
  • The developed ILP approach provides a framework for multi-network metabolic engineering.
  • Future work may focus on optimizing computation for large-scale networks.