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KINETICS OF BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS. Most biological reactions involve the reversible interactions of molecules with one another. We have already seen how the energetics of such reversible reac-tions can be quantified in terms of chemical equilibria and the Gibbs free energy function.
Conductivity or specific conductance of an electrolyte solution is a measure of its ability to conduct electricity. The SI unit of conductivity is siemens per meter (S/m).
Kinetics is like a superhero that helps us understand how fast or slow things happen in the world of chemistry and physics. It's all about the speed of reactions and how things change. Imagine you have a bowl of ice cream on a hot day. What happens to the ice cream? It melts, right? Kinetics helps us understand how fast the ice cream melts.
3 lis 2019 · Guide to Enzyme Unit Definitions and Assay Design. There is often much confusion over the meaning of ‘enzyme units’, ‘enzyme activity’ and ‘specific enzyme activity’. This guide explains these key concepts in simple terms and discusses enzyme assay design and the importance of operating in the ‘linear range’.
Reaction rate - the change in concentration of a reactant or a product of a chemical reaction per unit time. Commonly used methods include tracking changes in gas volume, colour, mass, pH, and electrical conductivity.
Biochemists tend to feel similarly about the enzymes they study. They want to know as much as possible about an enzyme’s effects on reaction rate, not just how fast the enzyme can go in a flat-out scenario.
7 lip 2023 · Biology definition: First-order kinetics is when the rate of a reaction follows a first-order equation, where the reaction rate is directly proportional to the concentration of a single reactant.
