Table 3

Convenience rate laws for common reaction stoichiometries
Reaction formula	Rate law	Turnover rates	Irreversible

A ↔ B
A + X ↔ B
A + X ↔ B + Y
2 A ↔ B
2 A ↔ B + Y
2 A + X ↔ B

The rate laws follow from the enzyme mechanism and reflect the reaction stoichiometry; for each case, the thermodynamically independent expression of the turnover rates and the irreversible form are also shown. We use the shortcuts and for metabolite A and analogous shortcuts for the other metabolites. For brevity, the prefactors for enzyme concentration and enzyme regulation are not shown.
Liebermeister and Klipp Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2006 3:41 doi:10.1186/1742-4682-3-41