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. 1986 Jan 1;102(1):88–96. doi: 10.1083/jcb.102.1.88

Rates of membrane-associated reactions: reduction of dimensionality revisited

PMCID: PMC2114064  PMID: 3001105

Abstract

The hypothesis that reactions associated with intracellular membranes enjoy a kinetic advantage from a reduced dimensionality for diffusion is inconsistent with available data on lateral diffusion rates, membrane-substrate affinities, and endogenous concentrations of enzymes and their aqueous substrates.

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