Michaelas Constant

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 Michealas Constant (Km ) is the affinity between an enzyme and a substrate. It is the halfway point of Vmax , or Vmax/2. 

Km is inversely proportional to the affinity between an enzyme and a substrate. The higher the Km, the lower the affinity. [1]


Reference

  1. ↑ ↑ Berg J., Tymoczko J. and Stryer L. (2012) Biochemistry, 7th Edition, New York: W.H. Freeman.
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