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Single proteins at work. k 1. k 2. k 3. E•S. E 0 + P. k -1. E 0. E. Enzyme reaction kinetics. E + S. k 2 [E 0 ][S]. =. [S] + K M. d[P]. k -1 + k 2. dt. K M =. k 1. Enzyme reaction kinetics. = v. = k 2 [E•S]. atto-second. femto-second. pico-second. nano-second.
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k1 k2 k3 E•S E0 + P k-1 E0 E Enzyme reaction kinetics E + S
k2[E0][S] = [S] + KM d[P] k-1 + k2 dt KM= k1 Enzyme reaction kinetics = v = k2[E•S]
atto-second femto-second pico-second nano-second micro-second milli-second second Molecular Time scales 10-18 s 10-15 s 10-12 s 10-9 s 10-6 s 10-3 s 1 s
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