Contents

Andy Ekins and Vincent J.J. Martin 1 Solute Transport Processes in the Cell .................................................................... 1-1

4 Polymerization of Building Blocks to Macromolecules: Polyhydroxyalkanoates as an Example ................................................................... 4-1 Si Jae Park, Soon Ho Hong, and Sang Yup Lee

5 Rare Metabolic Conversions-Harvesting Diversity through Nature .............................................................................................................. 5-1 Manuel Ferrer and Peter N. Golyshin

Walter M. van Gulik 6 Growth Nutrients and Diversity ............................................................................... 6-1

11 A Thermodynamic Description of Microbial Growth and Product Formation ...................................................................................................... 11-1 Joseph J. Heijnen

James C. Liao 12 Transcribing Metabolism Genes: Lessons from a Feral Promoter................. 12-1

Costas D. Maranas 15 Metabolic Flux Analysis ............................................................................................ 15-1

Metabolic Engineering ............................................................................................... 21-1 Eva Nordberg Karlsson, Louise Johansson, Olle Holst, and Gunnar Lidén