Committed step
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committed-step-179-3771348
title:
Committed step
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In enzymology, the committed step is an effectively irreversible enzymatic reaction that occurs at a branch point during the biosynthesis of some molecules.
As the name implies, after this step, the molecules are "committed" to the pathway and will ultimately end up in the pathway's final product. The first committed step should not be confused with the rate-limiting step, which is the step with the highest flux control coefficient. It is rare that the first committed step is in fact the rate-de
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Step in enzymatic chemical reactions
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committed_step
date created:
2009-10-22T15:21:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T20:13:22Z
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