Table I. Selected Elementary Steps of the PO Reaction.

Elementary Step

Rate Equation

Rate Constant

Included in BFSO

1. NADH + O2 + H+ à NAD· + H2O2 k1[NADH][O2] 3.0 M-1s-1
2. H2O2 + Per3+ à coI k2[H2O2][Per3+] 1.8 × 107 M-1s-1
3a. coI + NADH à coII + NAD· k3a[coI][NADH] 4.0 × 104 M-1s-1
3b. coII + NADH à Per3+ + NAD· k3b[coII][NADH] 2.6 × 104 M-1s-1
4. NAD· + O2 à NAD+ + O2- k4[NAD·][O2] 2.0 × 107 M-1s-1
5a. O2- + Per3+ à coIII k5a[O2-][Per3+] 1.7 × 107 M-1s-1
5b. 2O2-+2H+ à H2O2 + O2 k5b[O2-]2 2.0 × 107 M-1s-1
6. coIII + NAD· à coI + NAD+ k6[coIII][NAD·] Variablea
7. NADHstock à NADH(liquid) k7[NADH]stock Variableb
8. NADH + O2- à NAD· + H2O2 k8 [NADH][O2-] 3.0 × 102 M-1s-1
9a, 9b. O2(gas) à
ß
O2(liquid) k9a[O2]eq - k-9b[O2] Variablec
10. 2NAD· à (NAD)2 k10[NAD·]2 Variable d
11. Per3 + +NAD· à Per2+ + NAD+ k11[Per3+][NAD·] 1.8 × 106 M-1s-1
12. Per2+ + O2 à coIII k12[Per2+][O2] 1.0 × 105 M-1s-1

Not Included in BFSO

14. coIII à coII + H2O2 k14[coIII] 2.0 × 10-3s-1
15. Per3+ + O2- à Per3+ + O2- k15[coIII] 2.2 × 10-3s-1
Notes:

a. DCP Simulations: k6 = 1.2-2.25 × 108 M-1s-1. NADH Input Simulations: k6 = 9 × 107 M-1s-1.

b. DCP Simulations: k7[NADH]liq = 1.143 × 10-7 Ms-1. NADH Input Simulations: k7 [NADH]liq = 1.0-1.32 × 10-7 Ms-1.

c. DCP Simulations: k9a = 7.3 × 10-5 Ms-1; k9b = 3.73 × 10-3 s-1; O2(gas) = 855 mM. NADH Input Simulations: k9a = 7.2 × 10-5 Ms-1; k9b = 6.0 × 10-3 s-1; O2(gas) = 1000 mM.

d. DCP Simulations and "Low pH" NADH Input Simulations: k10 = 108 M-1s-1. "High" pH NADH Input Simulations: k10 = 6 × 107 M-1s-1.