Michaelis-Menton Analysis - Physical Chemistry

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Which of the following is true regarding the Michaelis constant?

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Michaelis constant, or , is defined as the concentration of substrate at which the reaction rate is half the maximum (). It is a useful measure of how much substrate is needed for reaction to proceed rapidly. A reaction with a high Michaelis constant will need lots of substrate to reach high reaction rates whereas a reaction with low Michaelis constant will need small amounts of substrate to reach high reaction rates.

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