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. 2012 Dec 18;2012:305474. doi: 10.1100/2012/305474

Table 1.

System-wide indicators of metabolism model.

Indicators Formulation Short description
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