Question 3 9 Marks The Activity Of An Enzyme May Be Studied By Following The Rate Of Substrate Depletion Or Product Fo 1 (39.57 KiB) Viewed 87 times
Question 3 9 Marks The Activity Of An Enzyme May Be Studied By Following The Rate Of Substrate Depletion Or Product Fo 2 (9.46 KiB) Viewed 87 times
Question 3 [9 marks] The activity of an enzyme may be studied by following the rate of substrate depletion or product formation during an enzyme-catalysed reaction. There are two types of assays that are used to monitor the rate of an enzyme-catalysed reaction. These are: 1) Kinetic assay and 2) Fixed-time assay. The figure below represents the kinetics progress curve of an enzyme- catalysed reaction. 24+ Kinetic assay 20+ Fixed-time assay 16+ 12+ End of fixed-time assay 3 6 7 μmoles m 4 1 2 4 5 Time (min) 8
Study the plots in the figure above and provide a critical analysis of the two assays. (9 marks)
Join a community of subject matter experts. Register for FREE to view solutions, replies, and use search function. Request answer by replying!