:mod:`memote.support.biomass`
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.. py:module:: memote.support.biomass

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   Supporting functions for biomass consistency checks.

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Module Contents
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Functions
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.. autoapisummary::

   memote.support.biomass.sum_biomass_weight
   memote.support.biomass.find_biomass_precursors
   memote.support.biomass.find_blocked_biomass_precursors


.. function:: sum_biomass_weight(reaction)

   Compute the sum of all reaction compounds.

   This function expects all metabolites of the biomass reaction to have
   formula information assigned.

   :Parameters:

       **reaction** : cobra.core.reaction.Reaction
           The biomass reaction of the model under investigation.

   :Returns:

       float
           The molecular weight of the biomass reaction in units of g/mmol.













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.. function:: find_biomass_precursors(model, reaction)

   Return a list of all biomass precursors excluding ATP and H2O.


   :Parameters:

       **reaction** : cobra.core.reaction.Reaction
           The biomass reaction of the model under investigation.

       **model** : cobra.Model
           The metabolic model under investigation.

   :Returns:

       list
           Metabolite objects that are reactants of the biomass reaction excluding
           ATP and H2O.













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.. function:: find_blocked_biomass_precursors(reaction, model)

   Return a list of all biomass precursors that cannot be produced.


   :Parameters:

       **reaction** : cobra.core.reaction.Reaction
           The biomass reaction of the model under investigation.

       **model** : cobra.Model
           The metabolic model under investigation.

   :Returns:

       list
           Metabolite objects that are reactants of the biomass reaction excluding
           ATP and H2O that cannot be produced by flux balance analysis.













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