In: Chemistry
IV) Many enzymes obey simple Michaelis-Menten kinetics, which
are summarized
by the equation:
rate = (V max [S])/([S]+K m ); where V max = maximum velocity, [S]
= concentration
of substrate; and K m = the Michaelis constant.
It is instructive to plug in a few values of [S] into the equation
to see how rate is
affected. What are the rates for [S] equal to zero, equal to K m ,
and equal to infinite
concentration? Show all work.