There is increasing interest in studying protein interactions and their role in cell biology using kinetics. However, there is confusion about the proper terminology in terms of the distinction between rates and rate constants. We recommend a more stringent use of the words speed, fast, slow, rate, and rate constant.

中文翻译：

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蛋白质-配体缔合有多快？

人们对利用动力学研究蛋白质相互作用及其在细胞生物学中的作用越来越感兴趣。但是，就速率和速率常数之间的区别而言，关于正确的术语存在混淆。我们建议更严格地使用“速度”，“快速”，“慢速”，“速率”和“速率常数”一词。