A Stimulating Recollection of Chou’s Graph Theory in Enzyme Kinetics

Kuo-Chen Chou

Gordon Life Science Institute, Boston, MA, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/vp.2020.64018                

Abstract

In this short review paper, the significant and profound impacts of the Chou’s graph theory in enzyme kinetics have been briefly recalled with crystal clear convincingness.

Keywords

Graphic Theory, Enzyme Kinetics, Significant Impacts, Profound Impacts

The first paper introducing the graph theory to enzyme kinetics was published in 1979 [1], which has stimulated a series of follow-up papers (see, e.g., [2] - [18] ).

Using graphic approaches to study biological and medical systems can provide an intuitive vision and useful insights for helping analyze complicated relations therein as shown by the eight master pieces of pioneering papers from the then Chairman of Nobel Prize Committee Sture Forsen [19] - [26]. It is indeed both significant and profound by using graphic approaches to study biological and medical systems.

Actually, it has led to a revolution in medicinal chemistry [27] [28].

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.

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