1. Which substrate have the highest affinity for the enzyme? Explain. 2. Which will show higher efficiency of converting the substrate to the product? Show solutions and explain.

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Shown below are Km, and Vmax values obtained for an enzyme A which catalyze the transformation of
the following substrates. Enzyme concentration used was 0.01 M.
Km, mM
0.02
Vmax, mM/min
5.3
Substrate
1
2
1.5
13.7
3
2.6
100
4
0.1
25
0.05
62
1. Which substrate have the highest affinity for the enzyme? Explain.
2. Which will show higher efficiency of converting the substrate to the product? Show solutions and
еxplain.
Transcribed Image Text:Shown below are Km, and Vmax values obtained for an enzyme A which catalyze the transformation of the following substrates. Enzyme concentration used was 0.01 M. Km, mM 0.02 Vmax, mM/min 5.3 Substrate 1 2 1.5 13.7 3 2.6 100 4 0.1 25 0.05 62 1. Which substrate have the highest affinity for the enzyme? Explain. 2. Which will show higher efficiency of converting the substrate to the product? Show solutions and еxplain.
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