Michaelis constant,
Substance concentration
of
substrate
at which the
rate of reaction
is equal to one half of the limiting rate (maximum rate). Notes
Also called the Michaelis concentration
The Michaelis constant (Michaelis concentration) may be used only when
Michaelis–Menten kinetics
is obeyed.
Source:
PAC, 1996,
68
, 957
(Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996))
on page 981
