2025/01/01 by V Vipina, Sanu Shameer · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Engineering · #Electrochemical sensors and biosensors #Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction #Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/insilicoplants/diaf008
openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/07/08 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Abstract PlantCoreMetabolism is a manually curated charge- and proton-balanced model of plant primary metabolism published in 2018. Since it consists of reactions common to all plants, the model has been used to study metabolism in a wide range of plant systems, including C3 leaves, crassulacean acid metabolism leaves, fruit pericarp cells, maize roots, and stomatal guard cells. Here, we summarize the application of diel flux balance analysis (FBA) leaf models derived from the PlantCoreMetabolism model. Diel FBA models extend traditional FBA by optimizing metabolism over a 24-h light-dark cycle, capturing metabolic processes spread across multiple temporal phases. In this methods paper, we also describe key use cases of diel FBA leaf models, provide case study tutorials to demonstrate the utility of a diel leaf model, and introduce flux visualization tools to facilitate future work with the model.