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. 2019 Jul 31;16:11. doi: 10.1186/s12976-019-0109-1

Table 1.

Values for reaction velocities scaled to average male liver mass with recommended protein diet

Reaction Velocities Parameters from the Literature Organism and Tissue Parameters Scaled to Liver
VNH3 abs = 0.492 mmol/mina
VGLS = (Vmax GLS[Gln])/(Km Gln + [Gln]) Vmax GLS = 91.4 nmole/min per mg [25] Rat Liver Vmax GLS = 28.54 mmol/min
Km Gln = 4.0 mM [26] Human Recombinant Km Gln = 4.0 mM
VNH3 ex = 0.004 mmol/mina
VCPS1 = (Vmax CPS1[NH3])/(Km NH3 + [NH3]) Vmax CPS1 = 45 nmole/min per mg [27] Human Liver Vmax CPS1 = 8.05 mmol/minab
Km NH3 = 0.35 mM [28] Human Recombinant Km NH3 = 0.35 mM
VGLUL = (Vmax GLUL[NH3])/(Km NH3{1  + ([Gln]/Ki Gln)} + [NH3]) Vmax GLUL = 0.47 μmole/15 min per mg [29] Rat Liver Vmax GLUL = 12.3 mmol/minb
Km NH3 = 0.15 mM [30] Human Recombinant Km NH3 = 0.15 mM
Ki Gln = 0.6 mM [31] Bacillis subtilis Ki Gln = 0.6 mM
VUrea ex = 0.244 mmol/mina

aThese values change with protein diet. See methods and discussion for details

bThese values change with liver condition. See methods and discussion for details