title: Transition probability cell cycle model. Part II--Non-balanced growth.
abstract: A cell cycle model based on the transition probability model of Smith & Martin has been extended to non-balanced growth conditions in batch cultures. The model considers transition to a quiescent cell fraction, variable maturity-velocity, exogenous maintenance, and cell death. This extended model is capable of describing a large range of cell culture behavior which may not conform to Monod kinetics. The use of a constant quiescent transition allows the population to enter a stationary phase, but with a very large A-state to B-phase cell ratio. A substrate dependent quiescent transition helps to reduce this ratio while maintaining the general features of the population growth curves. A model with substrate dependent variable maturity-velocity qualitatively is similar to the Monod equation, while providing additional information on population distribution. The combination of quiescent transition and a substrate dependent maturity-velocity is also examined, and the resulting model is shown to capture the essence of both features.
authors.affiliation: Department of AMES (Chemical Engineering) University of California, San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Chau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle; D016923:Cell Death; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007399:Interphase; D008938:Mitosis; D008954:Models, Biological