Table 1.
Indicators | Formulation | Short description |
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Nodes | m | Quantity of metabolic compartments, also the size of network |
Links | L | Quantity of metabolic direct flows or arcs |
Link density | L/m | Metabolic linking degree |
Connectance | L/m2 | Metabolic connectivity, also the proportion of realized direct pathways |
MI | Equation (3) | Metabolic system |
SI | Equation (4) | Metabolic system synergism |
CI | Equation (9) | Self-regulation of metabolism |