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Tracing Carbon Fluxes: Resolving Complexity Using Isotopes

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Cells, organisms and ecosystems are interconnected and interdependent metabolic networks, which are operated by carbon substrate fluxes. Isotope methodologies are useful tools for tracing these fluxes. A large diversity of tracer approaches is available for such investigations, ranging from uses of position-labelled 13C substrates in steady-state systems to tracing of natural alterations of isotopic signals in natural conditions. We discuss general principles of different carbon isotope tracer methodologies and specifics of their use in studies of processes at various time frames and scales of biological complexity. Furthermore, we show how “compartmental modelling” can help to characterise the structure and kinetic features of metabolic systems.

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Schnyder, H. et al. (2012). Tracing Carbon Fluxes: Resolving Complexity Using Isotopes. In: Matyssek, R., Schnyder, H., Oßwald, W., Ernst, D., Munch, J., Pretzsch, H. (eds) Growth and Defence in Plants. Ecological Studies, vol 220. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30645-7_7

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