Generalised compound

A generalized compound is a mixture of chemical compounds of constant composition, despite possible changes in the total amount.{{Cite web |title=Elements, compounds, and mixtures |url=https://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/ch2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103220439/https://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/ch2/ |archive-date=2023-01-03 |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Purdue University}} The concept is used in the Dynamic Energy Budget theory, where biomass is partitioned into a limited set of generalised compounds, which contain a high percentage of organic compounds.{{Cite journal |last1=Nisbet |first1=Roger M. |last2=Jusup |first2=Marko |last3=Klanjscek |first3=Tin |last4=Pecquerie |first4=Laure |date=2012-03-15 |title=Integrating dynamic energy budget (DEB) theory with traditional bioenergetic models |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22357583/ |journal=The Journal of Experimental Biology |volume=215 |issue=Pt 6 |pages=892–902 |doi=10.1242/jeb.059675 |issn=1477-9145 |pmid=22357583|s2cid=18945412 |doi-access=free }} The amount of generalized compound can be quantified in terms of weight, but more conveniently in terms of C-moles. The concept of strong homeostasis has an intimate relationship with that of generalised compound.{{Cite journal |last= |date=2014-10-02 |title=Formula Mass and the Mole Concept |url=https://pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu/chemistry/chapter/formula-mass-and-the-mole-concept/ |url-status=live |journal=Composition of Substances and Solutions |language=en |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103221115/https://pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu/chemistry/chapter/formula-mass-and-the-mole-concept/ |archive-date=2023-01-03 |access-date=2023-01-03 |via=University of Hawaii}}