Abstract
The effect of viscosity on the rate constant for the dissociation of an enzyme-ligand complex has been calculated from a microscopic theory. Using the Kubo representation for the rate constant and the second quantization formalism a Stokes-Einstein-Debye expression is obtained. A microscopic expression for the viscosity is derived. The equation for the microviscosity shows how important information on the enzyme-ligand complex can be obtained from studies on the viscosity dependence of the dissociation rate constant.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 675-683 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Theoretical Biology |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Feb 21 1983 |