Table 2.

Energies, enthalpies and free energies of LAE hydrolysis reactions ΔE_h. and their transition states ΔE_t.

Hydrolysis Path		Base Catalysed		Acid Catalysed
	Data	ΔEt [kcal/mol]	ΔEh [kcal/mol]	ΔEt [kcal/mol]	ΔEh [kcal/mol]
LAE → l-arginine ethyl ester + dodecanoate/dodecanoic acid	energy	7.0	−10.3	20.7	11.2
	enthalpy	6.4	−10.3	20.1	11.2
	free energy	17.5	−15.6	31.3	9.0
LAE → LAS + ethanol	energy	−4.3	−21.6	12.8	5.7
	enthalpy	−4.3	−21.6	12.2	5.7
	free energy	4.9	−24.2	23.8	4.4