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MICHAELIS-MENTEN COMPLEX [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Biotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Michaelis-Menten equation
1, record 1, English, Michaelis%2DMenten%20equation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Michaelis-Menten rate equation 2, record 1, English, Michaelis%2DMenten%20rate%20equation
correct
- Henri-Michaelis-Menten equation 3, record 1, English, Henri%2DMichaelis%2DMenten%20equation
correct
- Henri-Michaelis-Menten rate law 4, record 1, English, Henri%2DMichaelis%2DMenten%20rate%20law
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An equation relating the reaction velocity to the substrate concentration of an enzyme. 5, record 1, English, - Michaelis%2DMenten%20equation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Michaelis-Menten equation.... It relates the initial velocity, the maximum velocity, and the initial substrate concentration through the Michaelis-Menten constant.... Its derivation is based on the assumption that an enzyme-substrate complex is formed reversibly as an essential step in catalysis. 6, record 1, English, - Michaelis%2DMenten%20equation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Henri-Michaelis-Menten equation was originally developed by Victor Henri (1903) and later confirmed by Leonor Michaelis and Maud Menten (1913). 7, record 1, English, - Michaelis%2DMenten%20equation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rate law: ... a mathematical equation that describes the progress of the reaction. There are two forms of a rate law for chemical kinetics: the differential rate law and the integrated rate law. 8, record 1, English, - Michaelis%2DMenten%20equation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Henri Michaelis Menten equation
- Henri Michaelis Menten rate law
- Michaelis Menten equation
- Michaelis Menten rate equation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Sciences biologiques
- Biotechnologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équation de Michaelis-Menten
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quation%20de%20Michaelis%2DMenten
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- équation de Michaelis et Menten 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9quation%20de%20Michaelis%20et%20Menten
correct, feminine noun
- équation de Henri-Michaelis-Menten 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9quation%20de%20Henri%2DMichaelis%2DMenten
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Équation de vitesse des réactions enzymatiques à un seul substrat qui exprime la relation mathématique existant entre la vitesse initiale d'une réaction enzymatique, la concentration du substrat et certaines caractéristiques de l'enzyme. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quation%20de%20Michaelis%2DMenten
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Michaelis et Menten publient leurs travaux sur l'influence de la concentration en substrat sur la vitesse de réaction enzymatique : ils redécouvrent l'équation de Henri! Cette relation est maintenant connue sous le nom de Henri-Michaelis-Menten. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quation%20de%20Michaelis%2DMenten
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Loi de vitesse. La vitesse d'une réaction chimique dépend généralement de plusieurs variables, dont les plus importantes sont la concentration des différentes espèces chimiques (réactifs et produits) et le temps. 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quation%20de%20Michaelis%2DMenten
Record 1, Key term(s)
- équation de Henri Michaelis Menten
- équation de Michaelis Menten
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Ciencias biológicas
- Biotecnología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ecuación de Michaelis y Menten
1, record 1, Spanish, ecuaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Michaelis%20y%20Menten
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ecuación de Michaelis-Menten 2, record 1, Spanish, ecuaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Michaelis%2DMenten
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ecuación que relaciona la velocidad inicial de una reacción enzimática sobre un sustrato y la constante de Michaelis. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ecuaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Michaelis%20y%20Menten
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Kcat
1, record 2, English, Kcat
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- catalytic constant 2, record 2, English, catalytic%20constant
correct
- catalytic rate constant 2, record 2, English, catalytic%20rate%20constant
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
First order rate constant that refers to the properties and reactions of the enzyme-substrate, enzyme-intermediate, and enzyme-product complexes. 1, record 2, English, - Kcat
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Enzymes vary greatly in their rate enhancement ability, and not all have evolved to high maximum rate Vmax of conversion. High enzyme efficiency, through lowering of activation energy, is dependent on the enzyme having a high ratio of Kcat/Km, where Kcat is the rate constant for the reaction ... and Km is the Michaelis constant (substrate concentration needed to give half maximum velocity). 3, record 2, English, - Kcat
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the simple Michaelis-Menten mechanism in which there is only one enzyme-substrate complex and all binding steps are fast, Kcat is simply the first-order rate constant for the chemical conversion of the ES complex to the EP complex. For more complicated reactions, Kcat is a function of all the first order rate constants, and it cannot be assigned to any particular process except when simplifying features occur. 1, record 2, English, - Kcat
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term Kcat should read Kcat. 4, record 2, English, - Kcat
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- k catalytique
1, record 2, French, k%20catalytique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- kcat 2, record 2, French, kcat
correct
- constante catalytique 2, record 2, French, constante%20catalytique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Constante de premier ordre qui exprime le nombre de molécules de substrat transformées par molécule d'enzyme 1, record 2, French, - k%20catalytique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Km définit bien l'affinité de l'enzyme pour son substrat. Cependant, si l'on observe plus en détail les relations (1) et (2) on constate que cette affinité dépend surtout des constantes k1 et k2. [...] À l'opposé la vitesse d'apparition des produits (P), donc en définitive la vitesse de réaction, dépend surtout de k3. C'est pourquoi on donne à cette constante K3 le nom de k catalytique oukcat. Selon la relation (3) on a : [...] k[indice]cat exprime donc le nombre de molécules de substrat transformées par molécules d'enzyme. 2, record 2, French, - k%20catalytique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En raison de contraintes d'ordre technique, les formules figurant dans la source CBT-167 ne peuvent être reproduites. 3, record 2, French, - k%20catalytique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme Kcat s'écrit Kcat 3, record 2, French, - k%20catalytique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- reversible inhibition
1, record 3, English, reversible%20inhibition
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- reversible enzyme inhibition 2, record 3, English, reversible%20enzyme%20inhibition
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In reversible inhibition of enzymes... the inhibitor participates in a rapidly established, easily reversible equilibrium with the enzyme or enzyme-substrate complex, which can be analyzed in terms of the Michaelis-Menten formalism.... The three major types of reversible enzyme inhibition, competitive, uncompetitive, and noncompetitive, can be experimentally distinguished by the effects of the inhibitor on the reaction kinetics of the enzyme, which may be analyzed in terms of the basic Michaelis-Menten rate equation. For valid kinetic analysis the inhibitor must combine rapidly and reversibly with the enzyme or enzyme-substrate complex. 2, record 3, English, - reversible%20inhibition
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- inhibition réversible
1, record 3, French, inhibition%20r%C3%A9versible
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- inhibition enzymatique réversible 2, record 3, French, inhibition%20enzymatique%20r%C3%A9versible
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inhibition non permanente où l'inhibiteur ne se combine pas de façon covalente sur l'enzyme. L'inhibition est dans ce cas un processus rapide. En général, une dialyse, éliminant l'inhibiteur, restaure l'activité de l'enzyme. Les inhibiteurs agissant de cette façon sont assez spécifiques. On distingue plusieurs modalités de l'inhibition réversible appelées inhibitions : compétitive, non compétitive et incompétitive. 2, record 3, French, - inhibition%20r%C3%A9versible
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les trois types principaux d'inhibition enzymatique réversible, compétitive, incompétitive et non compétitive se distinguent expérimentalement par les effets de l'inhibiteur sur la cinétique de la réaction enzymatique étudiée à l'aide de l'équation de Michaelis-Menten. Pour une analyse cinétique valable, l'inhibiteur doit se combiner rapidement et réversiblement avec l'enzyme ou avec le complexe enzyme-substrat. 3, record 3, French, - inhibition%20r%C3%A9versible
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-01-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- enzyme-substrate complex
1, record 4, English, enzyme%2Dsubstrate%20complex
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Michaelis-Menten complex 2, record 4, English, Michaelis%2DMenten%20complex
correct
- enzyme-substrate intermediate 2, record 4, English, enzyme%2Dsubstrate%20intermediate
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An enzyme reaction occurs by the formation of a transitory complex of enzyme and substrate. This occurs at the "active center".... This enzyme-substrate complex, called the Michaelis-Menten complex, decomposes into enzyme and product(or products). 1, record 4, English, - enzyme%2Dsubstrate%20complex
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The enzyme-substrate complex in which the substrate is covalently linked to the enzyme is called "enzyme-substrate compound". 2, record 4, English, - enzyme%2Dsubstrate%20complex
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- complexe enzyme-substrat
1, record 4, French, complexe%20enzyme%2Dsubstrat
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- complexe ES 2, record 4, French, complexe%20ES
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des études cristallographiques ont [...] été effectuées sur des protéines enzymatiques en présence d'analogues de substrats. Elles ont conduit à préciser la position du substrat dans le complexe enzyme-substrat, la nature des interactions entre les deux molécules et l'emplacement exact des groupes catalytiques de la protéine par rapport au substrat, permettant ainsi de proposer des mécanismes plausibles pour la catalyse enzymatique. 1, record 4, French, - complexe%20enzyme%2Dsubstrat
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-09-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- rate constant
1, record 5, English, rate%20constant
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The temperature-dependent magnitude that characterizes the velocity of a chemical reaction, as a function of the concentration of one of the reactants. It has the unit:(concentration)1-n x (time)-1, where n is the order of the reaction. 1, record 5, English, - rate%20constant
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Michaelis-Menten theory assumes that the enzyme... first combines with the substrate... to form the enzyme-substrate complex... ;the latter then breaks down in a second step to form free enzyme and the product.... These reactions are assumed to be reversible; the rate constants for the forward and reverse directions respectively have a positive and a negative subscript. 2, record 5, English, - rate%20constant
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- constante de vitesse
1, record 5, French, constante%20de%20vitesse
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur représentant la vitesse de réaction (...) lorsque la concentration de A est égale à l'unité. Cette valeur s'exprime en M1-v x sec-1, où v est l'ordre défini par rapport à l'ensemble des réactifs. 2, record 5, French, - constante%20de%20vitesse
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ordre de grandeur des constantes de vitesse de catalyse dans la majorité des réactions enzymatiques est de 10 à 1 000 (10 à 1 000 molécules de substrat transformé par seconde et par molécule d'enzyme) à température ambiante. Ces réactions sont dans certains cas plusieurs milliards de fois plus rapides que lorsqu'elles ont lieu spontanément en absence de catalyseur. 3, record 5, French, - constante%20de%20vitesse
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En raison de contraintes d'ordre technique, les formules figurant dans la source CBT-167 ne peuvent être reproduites. 4, record 5, French, - constante%20de%20vitesse
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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