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. 2020 Oct 25;21(21):7921. doi: 10.3390/ijms21217921
Symbol Property Unit
r reaction rate mol kg−1 s−1
cS substrate concentration mol kg−1
cP product concentration mol kg−1
L phenomenological coefficient/kinetic parameter s−1
ι thermodynamic driving force -
ΔRG Gibbs free energy change of biochemical reaction J mol−1
ΔRGo,   obs standard Gibbs free energy change of biochemical reaction J mol−1
R universal gas constant (8.314 J∙mol−1∙K−1) J mol−1 K−1
T temperature K
ai activity of component i -
ci concentration of component i mol kg−1
kcat kinetic constant of reaction s−1
KS/P Michaelis constant for substrate/product mol kg−1
ci0 concentration of component i at time 0 mol kg−1
cieq equilibrium concentration of component i mol kg−1
rmax maximum reaction rate mol kg−1 s−1
Λ kinetic parameter Λ= rmaxKS s−1
Q heat J
ΔRH reaction enthalpy change of biochemical reaction J mol−1
ΔRS0,   obs standard entropy change of biochemical reaction J mol−1 K−1
P heat production rate W
m mass kg
Kc equilibrium-molality ratio of biochemical reaction -/mol kg−1
Ka thermodynamic equilibrium constant of biochemical reaction -
Kγ activity-coefficient ratio of biochemical reaction -/mol kg−1
γi*,m rational activity coefficient of component i on molality base -
εr relative dielectric constant -