The following data were recorded from an experiment to measure the activity of a peptidase enzyme. A number of solutions of different concentrations of a dipeptide were prepared then the same small amount of the enzyme was added to each of them. The rate of cleavage of the peptide bond was measured and the initial rate of the reaction was recorded Peptide conc (mmol L-¹) 0.334 0.450 0.667 1.00 1.33 1.67 Initial rate 0.152 0.201 0.269 0.417 0.505 0.667 (mmol L¹ s¹) For the peptidase enzyme find the maximum velocity and the Michaelis constant.

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The following data were recorded from an experiment to measure the activity of a peptidase
enzyme. A number of solutions of different concentrations of a dipeptide were prepared then the
same small amount of the enzyme was added to each of them. The rate of cleavage of the peptide
bond was measured and the initial rate of the reaction was recorded
Peptide conc
(mmol L-¹)
0.334
0.450
0.667
1.00
1.33
1.67
Initial rate
0.152
0.201
0.269
0.417
0.505
0.667
(mmol L¹ s¹)
For the peptidase enzyme find the maximum velocity and the Michaelis constant.
Transcribed Image Text:The following data were recorded from an experiment to measure the activity of a peptidase enzyme. A number of solutions of different concentrations of a dipeptide were prepared then the same small amount of the enzyme was added to each of them. The rate of cleavage of the peptide bond was measured and the initial rate of the reaction was recorded Peptide conc (mmol L-¹) 0.334 0.450 0.667 1.00 1.33 1.67 Initial rate 0.152 0.201 0.269 0.417 0.505 0.667 (mmol L¹ s¹) For the peptidase enzyme find the maximum velocity and the Michaelis constant.
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