Reaction kinetics in intracellular environments with macromolecular crowding: Simulations and rate laws

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 235-260

  Schnell, S ^a,b   Turner, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRIST CHURCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enzymatic reactions; Fractal like kinetics; Intracellular environment; Macromolecular crowding; Reaction rate

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; KINETICS; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLISM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIOPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; KINETICS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES;

EID: 2442543316     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2004.01.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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