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Hill Equation

Problem 2- Determine what happens to the velocity of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction as the substrate concentration approaches infinity.

What happens to the reaction velocity as the substrate concentration approaches infinity?

Recall that

 

 

A.

 

VVmax/Kn

B.

 

VVmax

C.

 

V → 1/Kn

D.

 

V → 0
E. V → ∞
F.

Problem 3- Determine how the velocity of a reaction catalyzed by a cooperative enzyme changes when the substrate concentration is halved.

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