Reaction velocity (µM · s-1) Substrate concentration (µM) 1 5 100 50

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Chapter30: Kinetic Methods Of Analysis
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You are trying to determine the KM for an enzyme. Due to a lab mishap, you have only two usable data points: Use these data to calculate an approximate value for KM. Is this value likely to be an overestimate or an underestimate of the true value? Explain.

Reaction velocity
(µM · s-1)
Substrate
concentration (µM)
1
5
100
50
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