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Elsevier, Current Opinion in Biotechnology, (34), p. 189-201, 2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2015.02.003

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A roadmap for interpreting 13 C metabolite labeling patterns from cells

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Abstract

Measuring intracellular metabolism has increasingly led to important insights in biomedical research. 13C tracer analysis, although less information-rich than quantitative 13C flux analysis that requires computational data integration, has been established as a time-efficient method to unravel relative pathway activities, qualitative changes in pathway contributions, and nutrient contributions. Here, we review selected key issues in interpreting 13C metabolite labeling patterns, with the goal of drawing accurate conclusions from steady state and dynamic stable isotopic tracer experiments.