Table 4. Enzymatic parameters (
for direct 
and indirect 
reactions, 
, kinetic rate expressions) relating to the new enzymes introduced in the model for lipid metabolism.
| Enzyme | EC number |
 (mM h−1) |
 (mM) |
 (mM) |
Kinetic rate |
| Acetyl-CoA carboxylase | 6.4.1.2 | 3723 | 0.05 (Acetyl-CoA 1) |
|
|
| Fatty-acid synthase | 2.3.1.85 | 19212·10-6 | 0.019 (Malonyl-CoA) |
|
|
| Glycerol kinase | 2.7.1.30 | 762·10−3 | 0.046 (Glycerol) |
|
|
| Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase | 1.1.1.8 | 357000 | 0.15 (DHAP) 0.01 (NADH) | 0.19 (Glycerol-3P) |
|
| Acyl-CoA Synthase | 6.2.1.3 | 107.175·10−3 | 0.00278 (Palmytate) |
|
|
| Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase | 2.3.1.15 | 3.876 | 0.46 (Glycerol-3P) 0.0031 (Palmitoyl-CoA) | ||
| 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase | 2.3.1.51 | 10.98·10−6 | 0.01630 (Acyl-CoA) | ||
| Diacylglycerol acyltransferase | 2.3.1.20 | 6723·10−3 | 0.008 (Oleoyl-CoA) | ||
| STG (Synthesis of Triglycerides) | (cumulative) |
|
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| Lipoprotein lipase | 3.1.1.34 | 2.261 | 0.053 (VLDL) |
|
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Abbreviations: ATP (Adenosine TriPhosphate); DHAP (dihydroxyacetone phosphate); NADH (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Hydrogen); Glycerol-3P (Glycerol-3-Phosphate); FAEP (hEPpatic Fatty Acids); VLDL (Very Low-Density Lipoprotein); TriglycerideEP (hEPpatic Triglyceride).