Biochemistry
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An attempt was made to inhibit Enzyme X by adding compounds M and L. The results
are summarized in the table below:
Which of the 2 compounds is the best inhibitor of Enzyme X? Show your computation.
Assume equal concentrations of compound M and compound L.
Km apparent,
Vmax
Type of Inhibition
apparent,
umol/L
mM/min
Compound M
5.0 x 10-4
0.30
Non-competitive
Compound L
2.5 x 10-2
0.40
Competitive
Km
Vmax
Without inhibitor 5.0 x 10-4
0.40
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Transcribed Image Text:An attempt was made to inhibit Enzyme X by adding compounds M and L. The results are summarized in the table below: Which of the 2 compounds is the best inhibitor of Enzyme X? Show your computation. Assume equal concentrations of compound M and compound L. Km apparent, Vmax Type of Inhibition apparent, umol/L mM/min Compound M 5.0 x 10-4 0.30 Non-competitive Compound L 2.5 x 10-2 0.40 Competitive Km Vmax Without inhibitor 5.0 x 10-4 0.40
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