Sarah Carratt: Week 3
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Terminology
- Look up the following terms and provide definitions. For each definition, three elements are required: you must quote a source, reference the source, and interpret the definition in your own words.
- dynamical system
- law of mass action
- homeostasis
- equilibrium
- oscillation
- autocatalysis
Applying the Law of Mass Action
- Construct differential equations that model the following reactions. Be sure to define your state variables and rate constants.
- A + B → C
- A + B ↔ C
- A + B ↔ 2C
- 2A + 3B ↔ C+D
Please note that the symbol ↔ is used to denote arrows (reactions) in both directions.
Simulating Reaction Kinetics
- Use the matlab code provided at my lionshare folder to study the simple reaction
- E + S ↔ ES → E + P
that we have studied in class. Set the parameters as follows:
- [S0] = 1.0
- [E0] = 0.2
- [ES0] = 0.0
- [P0] = 0.0
- k1 = 2.0
- k-1 = 0.0
- k2 = 10
Plot the output, and save the plot as an image. Post the image on the wiki as the answer to the question.