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To calculate: The substrate concentration.
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Enzymes are the protein molecules that catalyze the rate of a reaction at different substrate concentrations. Initially, the rate of the reaction increases in a linear way at low substrate concentration. With the increase in substrate concentration, the
To explain: Why the plotted graph is a straigntline.
Introduction:
Enzymes are the protein molecules that catalyze the rate of a reaction at different substrate concentrations. Initially, the rate of the reaction increases in a linear way at low substrate concentration. With the increase in substrate concentration, the rate of reaction increases, but up to a certain point. At this point, the rate displays saturation, where adding more substrate no longer increases the reaction rate. In the reaction, the substrate molecules interact with the active site of the enzyme to form a new product.
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