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Stoichiometric models estimate intracellular fluxes under steady state, while kinetic models capture dynamic behavior but often for a limited number of reactions; dynamic metabolic flux analysis (dMFA) combines both approaches in a hybrid framework, though challenges remain in applying such hybrid frameworks to bioprocesses. Here, we enhanced an existing CHO-metabolism model by incorporating\n                    <jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>\n                    C-labeled data to refine kinetic expressions and stoichiometric constraints in key pathways, like the asparagine-aspartate network and serine biosynthesis. A novel kinetic-oriented modeling framework (KOM) which emphasizes kinetic expressions, was introduced and compared against the stoichiometric-oriented model (SOM) which prioritizes the pseudo steady state assumption (PSSA). 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