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Students collected Beta-fructosidase enzyme activity data in the presence and absence of an unknown inhibitor. P-nitrophenol was used as a read out for enzyme activity. Quantity of product was determined from the absorbance of each sample after 5 minutes of reaction. Using the information, complete the table below and create a properly labeled Lineweaver burke plot with the appropriate axes and best fit lines for the data, in excel (graph is worth 6pts). Using this plot, calculate the approximate Vmax and Km values for the reactions with and without the inhibitor. A picture of your graph can be inserted into this document as a picture.
nmol product |
nmol/min (1pt) |
1/V (1pt) |
Substrate Concentration (mM) |
1/[S] (1pt) |
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Normal |
1 |
150 |
0.036 |
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2 |
294 |
0.090 |
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3 |
423 |
0.180 |
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4 |
684 |
0.270 |
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Inhibitor |
5 |
73.0 |
0.036 |
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6 |
142 |
0.090 |
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7 |
217 |
0.180 |
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8 |
346 |
0.270 |
Normal Reaction
Vmax: _________________ (1pt)
Km: _________________(1pt)
Inhibited Reaction
Vmax: _________________(1pt)
Km: _________________(1pt)
What type of inhibitor is this? Be sure to justify your answer by discussing the Km AND Vmax values you calculated (2pts).
Question:
Answer:
Lineweaver Burk plot equation:
1V= KmVmax S + 1Vmax
Slope = Km/Vmax
Intercept = 1/Vmax
So, Vmax = 1/intercept
Km= Slope / intercept
In absent of inhibitor:
Please find values from attached graph
Slope: 0.20629;
Intercept: 0.99035
Vmax = 1/0.99035 = 1.0097
Km = 0.20629/0.99035 = 0.2083
In presence of inhibitor:
Please find values from attached graph
Slope: 0.43088;
Intercept: 2.06855
Vmax= 1/0.43088 = 0.483429484
Km = 0.43088/2.06855= 0.2083
Vmax has been decrease in presence of inhibitor but km is still same. So, it is a non-competitive inhibition.