You are studying an enzyme that you isolated from cells growing at 25°C in an alkaline environment (i.e. pH 10.5) in high salt (500 mM NaCI). You assay the enzyme at 55°C at pH 5 without salt and find that enzyme works, although its activity is very poor. Interestingly, you find that if you increase the substrate concentration to 50 mM the enzyme reaches Vmax. Which of the following treatments will NOT increase the Vmax of the reaction?

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You are studying an enzyme that you isolated from cells growing at 25°C in an
alkaline environment (i.e. pH 10.5) in high salt (500 mM NaCI). You assay the enzyme
at 55°C at pH 5 without salt and find that enzyme works, although its activity is very
poor. Interestingly, you find that if you increase the substrate concentration to 50 mM
the enzyme reaches Vmax. Which of the following treatments will NOT increase the
Vmax of the reaction?
Decreasing the temperature to 25 degrees C
Increasing the salt concentration to 500 mM.
Increasing the pH to 10.5.
Increasing the substrate concentration to 200 mM.
Increasing the enzyme concentration.
Transcribed Image Text:You are studying an enzyme that you isolated from cells growing at 25°C in an alkaline environment (i.e. pH 10.5) in high salt (500 mM NaCI). You assay the enzyme at 55°C at pH 5 without salt and find that enzyme works, although its activity is very poor. Interestingly, you find that if you increase the substrate concentration to 50 mM the enzyme reaches Vmax. Which of the following treatments will NOT increase the Vmax of the reaction? Decreasing the temperature to 25 degrees C Increasing the salt concentration to 500 mM. Increasing the pH to 10.5. Increasing the substrate concentration to 200 mM. Increasing the enzyme concentration.
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