The analysis of rate limitation within enzymes: relations between flux control coefficients of rate constants and unidirectional rates, rate constants and thermodynamic parameters of single isolated enzymes

Abstract

The extent to which a rate constant or step within an enzyme mechanism limits the net enzyme rate in a particular condition can be quantified as a flux control coefficient. We derive here a number of relations between the control coefficients and the unidirectional rates, rate constants, and thermodynamic parameters of the enzyme. These and other relations are used to suggest a number of methods for experimentally measuring control coefficients within enzymes.