Single-stage reactions are called simple (or elementary) reactions.
Multistage reactions include few simple reactions and are called
complex (or non-elementary) reactions.
All biochemical reactions are non-elementary.
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The dependence of the reaction rate on the
concentration of reactants is described by the law of
mass action discovered by N.Beketov, C. Guldberg and P. Waage in 1967:
«At constant temperature the rate of chemical reaction is in direct proportion to the product of reactant concentrations in the degree of their stoichiometric coefficients».
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Mathematical expression of the law of mass action
is called a kinetic equation or rate law of
the reaction.
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Molecularity of the reaction is determined by the
number of molecules which interact and take part in
an elementary act of the reaction.
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Arrenius Equation
establishes a connection between the reaction
rate constant, activation energy and temperature:
e is base
of natural logarithm; R is universal gas constant (8.314 J / mol · K); T is absolute temperature, K; A is pre-exponential factor.
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Catalysis is the change of chemical reactions rate
under the influence of substances, the amount and nature
of which, after completion of the reaction are the same as before the reaction.
Catalyst is a substance that influences the rate of chemical processes without changing its own chemical composition.