Systems Biology OntologyTerm: SBO:0000282
Name
dissociation constantDefinition
Equilibrium constant that measures the propensity of a larger object to separate (dissociate) reversibly into smaller components, as when a complex falls apart into its component molecules, or when a salt splits up into its component ions. The dissociation constant is usually denoted Kd and is the inverse of the affinity constant.
Synonym(s)
- Kd
MathML
<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML">
<lambda>
<bvar><ci definitionURL="http://biomodels.net/SBO/#SBO:0000338">koff</ci></bvar>
<bvar><ci definitionURL="http://biomodels.net/SBO/#SBO:0000341">Kon</ci></bvar>
<apply>
<divide/>
<ci>koff</ci>
<ci>Kon</ci>
</apply>
</lambda>
</math>
Rendered equation
Comment
Created on November 27 2006 by Nicolas Le Novere
Parent(s)
- SBO:0000281 equilibrium constant (is a)
- SBO:0000309 dissociation characteristic (is a)
Children
- SBO:0000283 acid dissociation constant (is a)
- SBO:0000363 activation constant (is a)
- SBO:0000261 inhibitory constant (is a)
Miscellaneous
Date of creation: 27 November 2006, 23:10
Date of last modification: 26 February 2008, 17:51