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There are two basic systems for controlling biochemical reactions. One prevents the synthesis of the various enzymes throughout the reaction chain, and the other inhibits the activity of the first enzyme in the chain. In this review we describe the basic mechanisms of control and their relation to energy and entropy transformations in biological systems.
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Meyer, E.G. (1974). Biochemical Kinetics. In: Conrad, M., Güttinger, W., Dal Cin, M. (eds) Physics and Mathematics of the Nervous System. Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80885-2_32
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