The reaction mechanism for renaturation of a double helix from its strands A and B is thought to be k. A +B O U k. U+H k, where U is the unstable helix, and H is the stable form of the helix. The reaction between A and B is first order in each species and the return of U to A + B is first order in U, the reaction of U to H is first order in U. Deduce the rate loa for the rate of formation of H in two ways: i) by assuming a pre-equilibrium and ii) by assuming that the steady-state approximation can be applied to U.

The reaction mechanism for renaturation of a double helix from its strands A and B is thought to be k. A +B O U k. U+H k, where U is the unstable helix, and H is the stable form of the helix. The reaction between A and B is first order in each species and the return of U to A + B is first order in U, the reaction of U to H is first order in U. Deduce the rate loa for the rate of formation of H in two ways: i) by assuming a pre-equilibrium and ii) by assuming that the steady-state approximation can be applied to U.

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The reaction mechanism for renaturation of a double helix from its strands A and B is thought to be
k.
A +B O U
k.
U+H
k,
where U is the unstable helix, and H is the stable form of the helix. The reaction between A and B is first order in each
species and the return of U to A + B is first order in U, the reaction of U to H is first order in U. Deduce the rate loa for
the rate of formation of H in two ways:
i) by assuming a pre-equilibrium and
ii) by assuming that the steady-state approximation can be applied to U.

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