MichaelisMentenSaturation.function

MichaelisMentenSaturation.function(alpha, lam)

Evaluate the Michaelis-Menten function for given values of x, alpha, and lambda.

The Michaelis-Menten function models enzyme kinetics and describes how the rate of a chemical reaction increases with substrate concentration until it reaches its maximum value.

\[\alpha \cdot \frac{x}{\lambda + x}\]

where:

• \(x\): Channel spend or substrate concentration.

• \(\alpha\): Maximum contribution or efficiency factor.

• \(\lambda\) (k): Michaelis constant, representing the threshold substrate concentration.

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Parameters:

xfloat

The spent on a channel.

alphafloat

The maximum contribution a channel can make.

lamfloat

The Michaelis constant for the given enzyme-substrate system.

Returns:

float

The value of the Michaelis-Menten function given the parameters.