Optimize fluxes module

Description

This module is using the R package sybil (http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/sybil/sybil.pdf) to perform the FBA (Flux Balance Analysis) on the selected model. The R function is written in the folder "conf" of this program. The name of the file is "FBA.R" and can be edited by the user. Only the arguments of the function and the returning variables must be respected. The fluxes are minimized in the same R function.

Check the instructions about how to integrated R with this program in the main help page.

The output is a SBML file containing the reactions that have fluxes different than zero. A flux threshold will be added in the next version of the program to decide what reactions must be included in the resulting model.

It will also create the visualization part of the network containing the fluxes information for each reaction. It can be open by selecting the resulting model and select the option "Visualize" that appears after pressing the right button of the mouse.

Method parameters

Objective
ID of the compound that has to be optimized.