Question: The enzyme-catalysed conversion of a substrate at 25 C has a Michaelis constant of 90moldm 3 and a maximum velocity of 22.4mol dm 3 s

The enzyme-catalysed conversion of a substrate at 25 °C has a Michaelis constant of 90µmoldm−3 and a maximum velocity of 22.4µmol dm−3 s−1 when the enzyme concentration is 1.60 nmol dm−3.

(a) Calculate kcat and η.

(b) Is the enzyme ‘catalytically perfect’?

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