Q10
Q10 The ratio of the velocity of a reaction at a given temperature to that of the same reaction at a temperature 10°C lower. This ratio is approximately 2.0 for most biological and inorganic reactions. At high temperatures there is usually a decrease in the Q10 of biological reactions as enzymes become more denatured.
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