Review Article

Metabolic Control Analysis: A Tool for Designing Strategies to Manipulate Metabolic Pathways

Table 1

Overexpression of glycolytic enzymes in different cell types.

Cell typeEnzymeActivity (overexpression fold)Flux (% Control)Reference

Saccharomyces cerevisiaeHK13.9107[12]
PFK-13.5, 3.7,5102[9, 10, 12]
PYK8.6107[12]
PDC3.785[13]
ADH4.889[12]
PFK-1 + PYK5.6 + 1.3107[12]
GAPDH + PGK + PGAM + ENO + PYK + PDC + ADH1.4 + 1.7 + 16 + 4 + 10.4 + 1.08 + 1.4121[12]
GAPDH + PGK + PGAM + ENO + PYK + PDC + ADH1.5 + 1.4 + 3.4 + 1.5 + 2.5 + 1.1 + 1.294[11, 14]
Escherichia coliPFK8.772[15]
PYK2.9, 4.291,95[16]
Lactococcus lactisGAPDH14-210100[17]
Aspergillus niger PFK3100 [18]
PYK5100
Chinese hamster ovaryPFK2.2, 3.4, 3.7100[19]

Flux to ethanol was for S. cerevisiae and E. coli; flux to citrate was for A. niger; and flux to L-lactate was for hamster.