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ArticleBulletin of mathematical biology2024

The Michaelis-Menten Reaction at Low Substrate Concentrations: Pseudo-First-Order Kinetics and Conditions for Timescale Separation.

Justin Eilertsen, Santiago Schnell, Sebastian Walcher

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Article in Bulletin of mathematical biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Justin EilertsenMathematical Reviews, American Mathematical Society, 416 4th Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA.
Santiago SchnellDepartment of Biological Sciences and Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA. santiago.schnell@nd.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9477-3914
Sebastian WalcherMathematik A, RWTH Aachen, 52056, Aachen, Germany.

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Abstract

We demonstrate that the Michaelis-Menten reaction mechanism can be accurately approximated by a linear system when the initial substrate concentration is low. This leads to pseudo-first-order kinetics, simplifying mathematical calculations and experimental analysis. Our proof utilizes a monotonicity property of the system and Kamke's comparison theorem. This linear approximation yields a closed-form solution, enabling accurate modeling and estimation of reaction rate constants even without timescale separation. Building on prior work, we establish that the sufficient condition for the validity of this approximation is

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Mathematical ConceptsComputer SimulationEnzymesKineticsLinear ModelsModels, BiologicalModels, ChemicalTime FactorsEnzymesComparison principleMonotone dynamical systemPseudo-first-order kineticsTotal quasi-steady state approximation

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PMID38703247
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