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IN his recent statistical calculations on the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by catalase, Prof. J. B. S. Haldane estimated1 that the mean life of an active catalase-hydrogen peroxide molecule is about 10-7 second, and the velocity constant for the union of catalase and hydrogen peroxide exceeds 7 × 106.
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RICHTER, D. Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide by Catalase. Nature 129, 870 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129870c0
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