Chemical Kinetics and Mass Action in Coexisting Phases

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Beitragende

  • Jonathan Bauermann - , Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Zentrum für Systembiologie Dresden (CSBD) (Autor:in)
  • Sudarshana Laha - , Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Zentrum für Systembiologie Dresden (CSBD) (Autor:in)
  • Patrick M. McCall - , Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Zentrum für Systembiologie Dresden (CSBD), Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Autor:in)
  • Frank Jülicher - , Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Zentrum für Systembiologie Dresden (CSBD), Technische Universität Dresden, Exzellenzcluster PoL: Physik des Lebens (Autor:in)
  • Christoph A. Weber - , Universität Augsburg (Autor:in)

Abstract

The kinetics of chemical reactions are determined by the law of mass action, which has been successfully applied to homogeneous, dilute mixtures. At nondilute conditions, interactions among the components can give rise to coexisting phases, which can significantly alter the kinetics of chemical reactions. Here, we derive a theory for chemical reactions in coexisting phases at phase equilibrium. We show that phase equilibrium couples the rates of chemical reactions of components with their diffusive exchanges between the phases. Strikingly, the chemical relaxation kinetics can be represented as a flow along the phase equilibrium line in the phase diagram. A key finding of our theory is that differences in reaction rates between coexisting phases stem solely from phase-dependent reaction rate coefficients. Our theory is key to interpreting how concentration levels of reactive components in condensed phases control chemical reaction rates in synthetic and biological systems.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)19294-19304
Seitenumfang11
FachzeitschriftJournal of the American Chemical Society
Jahrgang144
Ausgabenummer42
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 26 Okt. 2022
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 36241174