Enzyme Kinetics

Question 1

gyrate atrophy

Answer 1

• an inherited disorder characterized by progressive vision loss

Question 2

lineweaver-burk plot

Answer 2

• allows us to determine the Vmax and Km values of an enzyme

Question 3

ornithine amino transfer (OAT)

Answer 3

• ornithine is a non-essential amino acid that plays an important role in the metabolism of urea, creatinine and polyamines, and in the exchange of molecules between the urea and Kreb’s cycles
• its major source in the diet is arginine
• it is incorporated into protein as proline, glutamate or any of the alpha-ketoglutarate -derived nonessential aminoacids