01077nas a2200133   4500008004100000245004800041210004800089260000800137300001000145490000700155520067800162100002300840856008000863       2008                        eng d00aStochastic modeling of biological reactions0 aStochastic modeling of biological reactions  cJAN  a45-550 v883 a<p>Several biological systems comprise of reaction networks where the low number of molecules makes it inappropriate to completely characterize system behavior using a continuous approach. Biological systems are also characterized by discrete states (e.g. infected, dead) that are not amenable to the use of a continuous descriptor. This review discusses the need for adopting a discrete stochastic modeling approach for analyzing biological reactions networks. Various stochastic simulation procedures and theoretical studies are presented. The challenges in the theoretical and computational analysis of discrete stochastic biological reaction networks are discussed.</p>1 aGadgil, Chetan, J.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/stochastic-modeling-biological-reactions