Translational entropy of a molecule

Range ~ 120 J/deg/mol
Organism Generic
Reference Structure and Mechanism in Protein Science: A Guide to Enzyme Catalysis and Protein Folding, Alan Fersht, W. H. Freeman, pp.68
Primary Source Entropic Contributions to Rate Accelerations in Enzymic and Intramolecular Reactions and the Chelate Effect, PNAS 1971 68(8): 1678–1683PubMed IDPMC389269
Comments Value is very large, meaning not completly clear. For a small molecule (MW 20-200) at 1M solution. equivalent to 40kJ/mol or 9kcal/mol at 25 deg C.
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