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Michaelis constant

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constant /con·stant/ (kon´stint)
1. stable; not subject to change.
2. a quantity that is not subject to change.

association constant  a measure of the extent of a reversible association between two molecular species.
Avogadro's constant  see under number.
binding constant  association c.
Michaelis constant  a constant representing the substrate concentration at which the velocity of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction is half maximal; symbol K M or K m.
sedimentation constant  see under coefficient.

Mi·chae·lis constant (m-kls) or Michaelis-Men·ten constant (-mntn)
n.
A constant that is equal to the substrate concentration at which an enzyme reaction proceeds at half the maximum velocity.

Michaelis constant, Michaelis-Mentin constant
see k_7/8 constant.


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