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Process and Technology Development, Bayer HealthCare, Biological Products Division, 800 Dwight Way, B56-A, Berkeley,
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Department of Botany and Microbiology, Institute for Energy and the Environment, University of Oklahoma, Norman,
OK 73019, United States
Received 23 December 2003; received in revised form 30 June 2004; accepted 30 June 2004
Available online 16 September 2004
Abstract
We present a simple method for estimating kinetic parameters from progress curve analysis of biologically catalyzed
reactions that reduce to forms analogous to the MichaelisMenten equation. Specifically, the Lambert W function is used to
obtain explicit, closed-form solutions to differential rate expressions that describe the dynamics of substrate depletion. The
explicit nature of the new solutions greatly simplifies nonlinear estimation of the kinetic parameters since numerical techniques
such as the RungeKutta and NewtonRaphson methods used to solve the differential and integral forms of the kinetic
equations, respectively, are replaced with a simple algebraic expression. The applicability of this approach for estimating V max
and K m in the MichaelisMenten equation was verified using a combination of simulated and experimental progress curve data.
For simulated data, final estimates of V max and K m were close to the actual values of 1 AM/h and 1 AM, respectively, while the
standard errors for these parameter estimates were proportional to the error level in the simulated data sets. The method was also
applied to hydrogen depletion experiments by mixed cultures of bacteria in activated sludge resulting in V max and K m estimates
of 6.531 AM/h and 2.136 AM, respectively. The algebraic nature of this solution, coupled with its relatively high accuracy,
makes it an attractive candidate for kinetic parameter estimation from progress curve data.
D 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.
Keywords: Kinetics; Lambert W function; MichaelisMenten equation; Nonlinear parameter estimation; Progress curve analysis
1. Introduction
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705 5451.
E-mail address: chetan.goudar.b@bayer.com (C.T. Goudar).
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suite of computer programs in MATLAB (The Mathworks, Natick, MA) that use this explicit solution for
kinetic parameter estimation and these programs are
available free of charge for academic use from the
corresponding author.
2. Theory
dS
Vmax S
dt
Km S
S0
S
S0
S0 Vmax t
exp
Km
Km
Km ln
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S0 S Vmax t
S0
S0 Vmax t
exp
Km
Km
S Km W
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lnS=S0
Vm lnS=S0
Vm
S0 S
Km
Vm
lnS=S0
lnS=S0
t
10
t
Km lnS=S0
1
Vm
S0 S
Vm S0 S
11
Minimize
RSSE
n
X
Sexp i Scal i
2
12
i1
4. Results
4.1. Lambert W function
A plot of the Lambert W function as defined by Eq.
(8) is shown in Fig. 1 for real values of W. From Eq.
(8), the argument of the W function, x, corresponds to
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S0
S0 Vmax t
exp
. The W function has three distinct
Km
Km
branches depending upon the values of x. For xN0, W
is positive and has a unique value (Region 1). For x
values in the range of 1/ebxb0, two solutions exist
on either side of W=1 (Regions 2 and 3, respectively). An examination of the above expression for x
indicates that x is always positive as K m and S 0 are
always positive suggesting that unique values of W
exist for all x values of interest when applying this
solution to the MichaelisMenten equation.
4.2. Kinetic Parameter Estimation from Simulated
Data
Simulated substrate concentration data along with
the theoretical predictions corresponding to the best fit
kinetic parameters are shown in Fig. 2. Significant
scatter in simulated substrate depletion curves is seen
for errors with standard deviations of 3% and 4% as
might be encountered in actual progress curve experiments Despite the increased scatter, final estimates of
V max and K m were very close to the actual values of
1.0 AM/h and 1.0 AM, respectively. However, the
standard errors for both V max and K m increased with
increasing noise levels suggesting that greater uncertainty is associated with the final estimates of the
kinetic parameters as error is amplified. The magnitude of the increase in standard errors for V max and K m
was similar to the increase in the standard deviation of
the error introduced in the simulated substrate
depletion curves.
The standard errors for K m were approximately
six-fold higher than those for V max at all the four noise
levels (Fig. 2) indicating higher uncertainty in the K m
estimates. Contour plots of the RSSE in the V max and
K m space are shown in Fig. 3 where the inner most
contours which represent the region of lowest RSSE,
extend over a wide range of K m values and only over
a very narrow range of V max values. This suggests
substantially lower sensitivity of the RSSE to K m
values and is consistent with the higher standard
errors for K m estimates.
High parameter correlation can adversely affect
parameter determination and must be taken into
account while assessing the quality of model fit to
experimental data. The off-diagonal element of the
parameter correlation matrix was 0.968 for all cases
indicating significant correlation between V max and
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Fig. 2. Simulated substrate depletion data (points) along with model predictions (solid lines) from Eq. (8) and the best fit kinetic parameters.
Simulated substrate depletion data were characterized by normally distributed noise with a mean value of zero and standard deviations of 1%,
2%, 3% and 4% of the initial substrate concentration of 10 AM.
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Fig. 3. Contour plots showing dependence of log (RSSE) on V max and K m for the four simulated data sets examined in this study. Final estimates
of V max and K m and the associated standard errors are shown in Fig. 2.
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5. Discussion
An alternate approach for estimating kinetic
parameters in enzyme and microbial kinetic progress
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Fig. 6. Visualization of the error surface {log(RSSE) values} as a two-dimensional contour plot in the V max and K m space (0.2V maxbV maxb2V m;
0.2K mbK mb2K m) for hydrogen depletion in activated sludge. The final estimates of V max and K m from nonlinear parameter estimation were
6.53 AM/h and 2.14 AM, respectively (Fig. 5).
dt
Km 1 i S
13
Kc
which
reduces
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6. Conclusions
Solution of both the differential and integral forms
of the MichaelisMenten and analogous equations
has traditionally required the use of numerical
techniques which adds to the complexity of nonlinear
parameter estimation from progress curve data. In the
present study, we present a simpler alternate approach
that uses explicit, closed-from solutions of the
differential rate equations. Applicability of the
explicit solutions for progress curve analysis was
verified using both simulated and experimental
substrate depletion data. The simplicity and accuracy
of the Lambert W function based solutions should
increase the appeal of progress curve analysis for
estimating kinetic parameters in the Michaelis
Menten and similar rate expressions. Computer
programs have been developed that perform all the
analyses presented in this study and are available free
of charge for academic use from the corresponding
author.
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