dissociation constant
Noun
Meaning
the equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation
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Examples
Care must be taken when quoting and using the first dissociation constant of carbonic acid.
Protein binding can be extraordinarily tight and specific; for example, the ribonuclease inhibitor protein binds to human angiogenin with a sub-femtomolar dissociation constant (1 M).
K a is the dissociation constant of a substituted compound, Kmain is the dissociation constant when the substituent is hydrogen, ρ is a property of the unsubstituted compound and σ has a particular value for each substituent.
The acid dissociation constant (pK a ) values of all alkanes are above 60, hence they are practically inert to acids and bases (see: carbon acids ).
The concentration of any one ionic species is given by the root of the product of the dissociation constant and the concentration of the electrolyte.
The lower the dissociation constant (K i ), the more strongly LSD binds to that receptor (i.e. with higher affinity).