diff --git a/core/checkRxn.m b/core/checkRxn.m
index cf29bf94..1334514c 100755
--- a/core/checkRxn.m
+++ b/core/checkRxn.m
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 %
 %   report
 %       reactants   array with reactant indexes
-%       canMake     boolean array, true if the corresponding reactant can be
-%                   synthesized
+%       canMake     boolean array, true if the corresponding reactant can
+%                   be synthesized by the rest of the metabolic network
 %       products    array with product indexes
-%       canConsume  boolean array, true if the corresponding reactant can
-%                   be consumed
+%       canConsume  boolean array, true if the corresponding product can
+%                   be consumed by the rest of the metabolic network
 %
 % Usage: report=checkRxn(model,rxn,cutoff,revDir,printReport)
 
diff --git a/doc/core/checkRxn.html b/doc/core/checkRxn.html
index 2c31271b..4169caa7 100644
--- a/doc/core/checkRxn.html
+++ b/doc/core/checkRxn.html
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ <h2><a name="_description"></a>DESCRIPTION <a href="#_top"><img alt="^" border="
 
    report
        reactants   array with reactant indexes
-       canMake     boolean array, true if the corresponding reactant can be
-                   synthesized
+       canMake     boolean array, true if the corresponding reactant can
+                   be synthesized by the rest of the metabolic network
        products    array with product indexes
-       canConsume  boolean array, true if the corresponding reactant can
-                   be consumed
+       canConsume  boolean array, true if the corresponding product can
+                   be consumed by the rest of the metabolic network
 
  Usage: report=checkRxn(model,rxn,cutoff,revDir,printReport)</pre></div>
 
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ <h2><a name="_source"></a>SOURCE CODE <a href="#_top"><img alt="^" border="0" sr
 0014 <span class="comment">%</span>
 0015 <span class="comment">%   report</span>
 0016 <span class="comment">%       reactants   array with reactant indexes</span>
-0017 <span class="comment">%       canMake     boolean array, true if the corresponding reactant can be</span>
-0018 <span class="comment">%                   synthesized</span>
+0017 <span class="comment">%       canMake     boolean array, true if the corresponding reactant can</span>
+0018 <span class="comment">%                   be synthesized by the rest of the metabolic network</span>
 0019 <span class="comment">%       products    array with product indexes</span>
-0020 <span class="comment">%       canConsume  boolean array, true if the corresponding reactant can</span>
-0021 <span class="comment">%                   be consumed</span>
+0020 <span class="comment">%       canConsume  boolean array, true if the corresponding product can</span>
+0021 <span class="comment">%                   be consumed by the rest of the metabolic network</span>
 0022 <span class="comment">%</span>
 0023 <span class="comment">% Usage: report=checkRxn(model,rxn,cutoff,revDir,printReport)</span>
 0024