A unifying kinetic framework for modeling oxidoreductase-catalyzed reactions.

ABSTRACT:

Motivation

Oxidoreductases are a fundamental class of enzymes responsible for the catalysis of oxidation-reduction reactions, crucial in most bioenergetic metabolic pathways. From their common root in the ancient prebiotic environment, oxidoreductases have evolved into diverse and elaborate protein structures with specific kinetic properties and mechanisms adapted to their individual functional roles and environmental conditions. While accurate kinetic modeling of oxidoreductases is thus important, current models suffer from limitations to the steady-state domain, lack empirical validation or are too specialized to a single system or set of conditions.

Results

To address these limitations, we introduce a novel unifying modeling framework for kinetic descriptions of oxidoredu

SUBMITTER: Chang I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3732027 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature