Rigorous estimates for the quasi-steady state approximation of the Michaelis-Menten reaction mechanism at low enzyme concentrations
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Publication:6510202
arXiv2305.12602MaRDI QIDQ6510202
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Abstract: There is a vast amount of literature concerning the appropriateness of various perturbation parameters for the standard quasi-steady state approximation in the Michaelis-Menten reaction mechanism, and also concerning the relevance of these parameters for the accuracy of the approximation by the familiar Michaelis-Menten equation. Typically, the arguments in the literature are based on (heuristic) timescale estimates, from which one cannot obtain reliable quantitative estimates for the error of the quasi-steady state approximation. We take a different approach. By combining phase plane analysis with differential inequalities, we derive sharp explicit upper and lower estimates for the duration of the initial transient and substrate depletion during this transitory phase. In addition, we obtain rigorous bounds on the accuracy of the standard quasi-steady state approximation in the slow dynamics regime. Notably, under the assumption that the quasi-steady state approximation is valid over the entire time course of the reaction, our error estimate is of order one in the Segel-Slemrod parameter.
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