Hectokatal
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002801
A unit of catalytic activity in the International System of Units (SI), representing 100 katals. This measure describes the rate of a biochemical reaction, specifically the conversion of one mole of substrate per second, scaled by a factor of one hundred. It is a relatively large unit for enzymatic activity, often used in industrial biotechnology.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-002801 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Metrology and inspection |
| Synonyms | hkat |
| Translations | German: Hectokatal; Spanish: hectokatal; French: hectokatal |
Record as JSON
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