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  • Title: Parametric analysis of the errors associated with the Michaelis-Menten equation.
    Author: Brown RF, Holtzapple MT.
    Journal: Biotechnol Bioeng; 1990 Dec 20; 36(11):1141-50. PubMed ID: 18595055.
    Abstract:
    Based on the well-known mechanism describing Michaelis-Menten kinetics, three rate expressions may be developed: the exact solution (Model 1), a rate equation resulting from the pseudo-steady-state assumption (Model 2), and Model 2 with the additional assumption that the amount of free substrate is approximately equal to the total amount of substrate (Model 3). Although Model 1 is the most precise, it must be integrated numerically and it requires three experimentally determined parameters. Models 2 and 3, however, are simpler and require only two parameters. Using dimensionless forms of the three models, we have evaluated the errors in the two simplified models relative to the exact solution using a wide range of parameter values. The choice of model for reactor design depends on the initial substrate to enzyme ratio (alpha(0)), and on the ratio of the Michaelis-Menten constant to the enzyme concentration (sigma). Based on a 2% model error criteria, when alpha(0) > 15 or sigma >or= 100, Model 3 is adequate; if 5 < alpha(0) < 15, or if sigma >or= 10, then Model 2 may be used; and if alpha(0) < 5 and sigma < 10, then the exact solution (Model 1) is required.
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