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Effects of periodic input on the quasi-steady state assumptions for enzyme-catalysed reactions

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In this paper we investigate the validity of a quasi-steady state assumption in approximating Michaelis-Menten type kinetics for enzyme-catalysed biochemical reactions that are subject to periodic substrate input.

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Acknowledgement This work was funded by the EPSRC Grant GR/R53098. JLL is supported by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department.

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Stoleriu, I., Davidson, F. & Liu, J. Effects of periodic input on the quasi-steady state assumptions for enzyme-catalysed reactions. J. Math. Biol. 50, 115–132 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-004-0282-6

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