Elementary modes are a concept from systems biology and metabolic engineering, particularly related to the analysis of metabolic networks. They provide a way to understand the possible metabolic behaviors of a system under given constraints. In more detail, an elementary mode is defined as a feasible pathway through a metabolic network that operates under certain conditions, typically consisting of a set of enzymes that can generate a specific product while satisfying the network's stoichiometric constraints.
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