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Abstract
This article is an essay that discusses the concepts underlying the application of modern transition state theory to reactions in enzymes. Issues covered include the potential of mean force, the quantization of vibrations, the free energy of activation, and transmission coefficients to account for nonequilibrium effect, recrossing, and tunneling.Entities:
Keywords: Enzyme kinetics; Free energy; Quantum effects; Transition state theory; Tunneling
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26008760 PMCID: PMC4555010 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2015.05.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Biochem Biophys ISSN: 0003-9861 Impact factor: 4.013