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. 2011 Jan 31;6(1):e16578. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016578

Table 2. The rate constants and their voltage dependency for potassium permeation of the KcsA channel.

k 1 k 3 k 5 k 9 k 11 k 13 k 15 k 17 k 19
k i 0 4.0×109 2.0×109 5.0×107 1.0×109 4.0×1010 5.0×108 1.0×107 1.0×106 2.5×108
Electrical distance 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 −0.2 0.1 −0.1 0.1

The rate constants from Morais-Cabral et al. The potential energy profile is assumed to be symmetrical and the rate constants are identical for the symmetrical transition paths.