Secondary metabolism in simulated microgravity and space flight
Protein & Cell
;
(12): 858-861, 2011.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-757028
ABSTRACT
Space flight experiments have suggested that microgravity can affect cellular processes in microorganisms. To simulate the microgravity environment on earth, several models have been developed and applied to examine the effect of microgravity on secondary metabolism. In this paper, studies of effects of space flight on secondary metabolism are exemplified and reviewed along with the advantages and disadvantages of the current models used for simulating microgravity. This discussion is both significant and timely to researchers considering the use of simulated microgravity or space flight to explore effects of weightlessness on secondary metabolism.
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Main subject:
Physiology
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Space Flight
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Weightlessness Simulation
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Metabolism
/
Models, Theoretical
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Protein & Cell
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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