Hi, as this forum is so wonderfully equipped with expert chemists and biologists ready and at hand to assist us with our chemistry troubles, i was wondering if anyone could kindly help me with this question please.
I have answered the first one relatively well, but i can't seem to do the next two, nor can i find any info in my text books about it, any suggestions?
Question :::: Use the Michaelis-menton plot and parameters Km and Vmax to explain:
1) the effect of substrate concentration on the rate of reaction 2) what limits the maximum rate of a catalysis 3)how catalysis is affected by inhibitors
The answers to these questions appear on the IB chemistry website at: I B C H E M.com (can't put a link 'cos the site has been banned by the mods for some reason)
Just go to the Human Biochemistry option and there is a link to Michaelis Menten with full explanation of the concept