Table 2 Metabolic and cellular organization differences between normal and cancer cells [34]
Properties | Normal Cells | Cancer Cells |
|---|---|---|
Metabolic | Oxidative phosphorylation: high entropic state | Glycolysis: low entropy state |
Cellular | High degree of synchrony in cell cycle | Low degree of synchrony in cell cycle |
Phenotype | Homogeneous | Heterogeneous |
Motility | Low | High, especially in metastatic cancer |
Tissue | High degree of spatial order | Spatial disorder |