The direct linear plot. A new graphical procedure for estimating enzyme kinetic parameters. 1974

R Eisenthal, and A Cornish-Bowden

A new plot is described for analysing the results of kinetic experiments in which the Michaelis-Menten equation is obeyed. Observations are plotted as lines in parameter space, instead of points in observation space. With appropriate modifications the plot is applicable to most problems of interest to the enzyme kineticist. It has the following advantages over traditional methods of plotting kinetic results: it is very simple to construct, because it is composed entirely of straight lines and requires no calculation or mathematical tables; the kinetic constants are read off the plot directly, again without calculation; it may be used during the course of an experiment to judge the success of the experiment, and to modify the experimental design; it provides clear and accurate information about the quality of the observations, and identifies aberrant observations; it provides a clear indication of the precision of the kinetic constants; constructed with care, it provides unbiased estimates of the kinetic constants, the same as those provided by a computer program; it may be used to simulate results for illustrative purposes very rapidly and simply.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008433 Mathematics The deductive study of shape, quantity, and dependence. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Mathematic
D008956 Models, Chemical Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of chemical processes or phenomena; includes the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment. Chemical Models,Chemical Model,Model, Chemical
D004798 Enzymes Biological molecules that possess catalytic activity. They may occur naturally or be synthetically created. Enzymes are usually proteins, however CATALYTIC RNA and CATALYTIC DNA molecules have also been identified. Biocatalyst,Enzyme,Biocatalysts
D013223 Statistics as Topic Works about the science and art of collecting, summarizing, and analyzing data that are subject to random variation. Area Analysis,Estimation Technics,Estimation Techniques,Indirect Estimation Technics,Indirect Estimation Techniques,Multiple Classification Analysis,Service Statistics,Statistical Study,Statistics, Service,Tables and Charts as Topic,Analyses, Area,Analyses, Multiple Classification,Area Analyses,Classification Analyses, Multiple,Classification Analysis, Multiple,Estimation Technic, Indirect,Estimation Technics, Indirect,Estimation Technique,Estimation Technique, Indirect,Estimation Techniques, Indirect,Indirect Estimation Technic,Indirect Estimation Technique,Multiple Classification Analyses,Statistical Studies,Studies, Statistical,Study, Statistical,Technic, Indirect Estimation,Technics, Estimation,Technics, Indirect Estimation,Technique, Estimation,Technique, Indirect Estimation,Techniques, Estimation,Techniques, Indirect Estimation

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