Monte Carlo simulations of enzyme reactions in two dimensions: Fractal kinetics and spatial segregation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1891-1901

  Berry, Hugues ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FIBROBLAST; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SIMULATION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036789480     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)73953-2     Document Type: Article

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