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Thermodynamic and stoichiometric constraint-based inference of metabolic phenotypes
Leupold, Karl Ernst Simeon
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behorende bij het proefschriftThermodynamic and stoichiometric
constraint-based inference of
metabolic phenotypes
Karl Ernst Simeon Leupold
1. “[…] the essential thing in metabolism is that the organism succeeds in freeing itself from all the entropy it cannot help producing while alive.” Erwin Schrödinger
2. There exists an upper rate limit at which cells can dissipate Gibbs energy (i.e. free themselves from produced entropy) (Chapter 2). 3. This limit in conjunction with the desire to maximize growth governs
the way cells operate their metabolism (Chapter 2).
4. The limit in the rate of cellular Gibbs energy dissipation could be explained by a critical limit in intracellular non-thermal fluctuations above which cellular functioning would be compromised (Chapter 2 and 5).
5. The age-related metabolism of S. cerevisiae is characterized by low glucose uptake rates, low growth rates accompanied by a switch from fermentation to respiration.
6. “Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.” André Gide