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A certain Markov chain which was encountered by T. L. Hill in the study of the kinetics of a linear array of enzymes is studied. An explicit formula for the steady state probabilities is given and some conjectures raised by T. L. Hill are proved.
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Shapiro, L.W., Zeilberger, D. A Markov chain occurring in enzyme kinetics. J. Math. Biology 15, 351–357 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00275693
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