Information for  newsgroup BIOTHERMOKINETICS / bionet.metabolic-reg (moderated)

USENET newsgroup name:  bionet.metabolic-reg
Status:                 Moderated
One line Description:   Study of kinetics and metabolic regulation of cellular biological processes 
Moderation address:     bionet-metabolic-reg@net.bio.net
E-mail address:         btk-mca@net.bio.net

What is bionet.metabolig-reg for?
	Discussion of topics concerning metabolic regulation,
	particularly from a quantitive point of view.  

``The International Study Group for BioThermoKinetics is an informal
group devoted to the quantitative understanding of the kinetics,
thermodynamics and control of biological processes at the cellular
level ... BTK meetings are aimed at providing a forum for a vivid
exchange of ideas between experimenters with a keen eye for
quantitative aspects, theoreticians with a keen eye for the
experimental practice and those in between.'' (Preface, Programme for
5th BTK meeting) This mailing list [and newsgroup] is intended to
provide not only some continuity between the biennial meetings but
also to serve to propagate interest in the subjects covered.  Informal
participation is welcomed from all fields (and at all levels), and it
is particularly, but not exclusively, encouraged in the domain of
Metabolic Control Analysis --- the investigation of control in
biological systems.


What is Metabolic Control Analysis?
	Metabolic Control Analysis is the investigation into the mechanism
	and distribution of control in metabolic, and conceivably other
	biochemical systems.  Using certain theorems, it is possible
	to relate the measurable *in vitro* properties of enzymes
	and their effectors to the *in vivo* properties which 
	concern us.