Define the logarithmic mean c of the input and output


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Consider the steady-state solution to the liver model

(i) Define the logarithmic mean c' of the input and output substrate concentrations ci and co as

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Show that the total rate of removal of substrate V satisfies the Michaelis-Menton reaction rate law corresponding to a substrate concentration c' i.e. show that

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(ii) Suppose the enzyme distribution is constant along the length of each sinusoid. Show that the concentration profile c(x) is a decreasing, concave upward function of the distance x from the beginning of the sinusoid.

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