Metabolic control analysis
= Metabolic control analysis
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Metabolic Control Analysis (MCA) is a theoretical framework used to study the regulation of metabolic pathways and understand how different factors influence the rates of metabolic reactions. Developed in the 1970s by biochemists, particularly by the work of A.P. (Pavel) Kacser and others, MCA provides a quantitative approach to analyze the control and efficiency of metabolic processes.