
QUESTION 13 The rate In an aqueous solution at 223.15 K, the diffusion coefficient of Hemoglobin...
In an aqueous solution at 223.15 K, the diffusion coefficient of Hemoglobin (r=35 A with dot on top ) is 7.6x10-14 cm2s-1 and for O2 (r=2.0 A with dot on top ) is 1.2x10-12 cm2s-1. The rate constant for binding O2 to Hemoglobin is 4.0x107 M-1s-1. Is this a diffusion-controlled reaction? Find necessary parameter and explain your opinion.
Calculate the diffusion coefficient for the protein cytochrome c in aqueous solution assuming sphericity and using the Stokes-Einstein equation at 25degree C. The hydrodynamic radius is R =19.0 Angstroms. The viscosity of water is 1.00 cP = 0.00100 kg/m-s. D_cytc =__m^2/s. If the critical reaction distance is the sum of their radii, what value is expected for the Smoluchowski theory second order rate constant for a diffusion controlled reaction between two cytochrome c's? k_d = Lmol^-1s^-1 What would be the...