UNE Biochemistry Final, Final, Final Exam Review
UNE medical biochemistry Questions and Answers
100+
1. What is the Michaelis-Menten equation, and what do the terms
𝑉
max
V
and
𝐾
𝑚
K
m
represent?
Answer: The Michaelis-Menten equation describes the rate of enzymatic reactions as a function of
substrate concentration:
𝑉
=
𝑉
max
[
𝑆
]
𝐾
𝑚
+
[
𝑆
, ]
V=
K
m
+[S]
V
max
[S]
𝑉
max
V
max
is the maximum reaction velocity when the enzyme is saturated with substrate, and
𝐾
𝑚
K
m
is the substrate concentration at which the reaction rate is half of
𝑉
max
V
max
UNE medical biochemistry Questions and Answers
100+
1. What is the Michaelis-Menten equation, and what do the terms
𝑉
max
V
and
𝐾
𝑚
K
m
represent?
Answer: The Michaelis-Menten equation describes the rate of enzymatic reactions as a function of
substrate concentration:
𝑉
=
𝑉
max
[
𝑆
]
𝐾
𝑚
+
[
𝑆
, ]
V=
K
m
+[S]
V
max
[S]
𝑉
max
V
max
is the maximum reaction velocity when the enzyme is saturated with substrate, and
𝐾
𝑚
K
m
is the substrate concentration at which the reaction rate is half of
𝑉
max
V
max
