Acetylcholinesterase is an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of acetylcholine to choline. After several purification methods,  44.0 µg of acetylcholinesterase was purified from a crude extract and was found to catalyse the conversion of 16.0 μmol of acetylcholine (the substrate) to choline (the product) in 9 mins. What is the specific activity of acetylcholinesterase in units μmol min-1 mg-1.

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Acetylcholinesterase is an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of acetylcholine to choline. After several purification methods,  44.0 µg of acetylcholinesterase was purified from a crude extract and was found to catalyse the conversion of 16.0 μmol of acetylcholine (the substrate) to choline (the product) in 9 mins. What is the specific activity of acetylcholinesterase in units μmol min-1 mg-1.  

(Round your answer to the nearest whole number. (i.e. If you calculated 40.03, input your answer as 40. Input only the numerical value. Do not input the unit).

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  • amount of acetylcholinesterase purified from the crude extract is 44.0 μg.

  • The amount of substrate (acetylcholine) converted by the enzyme is 16.0 μmol.

  • The time it took for this conversion to occur was 9 minutes.

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