Michaelis menten equation: Difference between revisions

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The Michaelis-Menten equation is used to work out the rate of enzyme reactions and is written as follows:

V = V_max [S]

K_m + [S]

V_max is the maximum rate of an enzyme reaction, occurs when all substrate is saturated.

K_m is the Michaelis-Menten constant and is the substrate concentration at half V_max. ^[1]

References

↑ Molecular Biology of the Cell, Alberts et al., 5th Edition (2007) Garland Science, New York Chapter 3 p162-163

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 The Michaelis-Menten equation is used to work out the '''rate''' '''of enzyme reactions''' and is written as follows:<br>
 '''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; V = <u>V<sub>max</sub> [S]</u><br>'''
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 '''V'''<sub>'''max'''</sub> is the maximum rate of an enzyme reaction, occurs when all substrate is saturated.<br>
-'''K<sub>m</sub>''' is the Michaelis-Menten constant and is the substrate concentration at half V<sub>max.</sub>
+'''K<sub>m</sub>''' is the Michaelis-Menten constant and is the substrate concentration at half V<sub>max.</sub> <ref>Molecular Biology of the Cell, Alberts et al., 5th Edition (2007) Garland Science, New York Chapter 3 p162-163</ref>
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+<u>'''References'''</u>
+<u>'''<references />'''</u>