yoctokatal

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An SI unit of catalytic activity equal to one septillionth of a katal.

One septillionth of a katal (10^-24 kat). It measures an incredibly small rate of catalytic activity, equivalent to converting a fraction of a single molecule per second. It is largely a theoretical unit in single-molecule enzymology.

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At this dilution, the enzyme activity drops into the yoctokatal range, making it practically unmeasurable.