The Michaelis-Menten-Stueckelberg Theorem

We study chemical reactions with complex mechanisms under two assumptions: (i) intermediates are present in small amounts (this is the quasi-steady-state hypothesis or QSS) and (ii) they are in equilibrium relations with substrates (this is the quasiequilibrium hypothesis or QE). Under these assumpt...

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Main Authors: Alexander N. Gorban, Muhammad Shahzad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-05-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/13/5/966/