Lesson 8: Enzyme Kinetics Flashcards
possibilities to explain enzyme structure function problems
- sterics/size
- polarity/charge
give the 3 S and P reactions
S1 + S2 –> P (K1)
S –> P1 + P2 (k-1)
S1 + S2 –> P1 + P2
keq
[p]/[S1][S2]`
k1 =
rate of forward rxn
S1 + S2 –> P
K-1 =
rate of reverse rxn
S –> P1+P2
in the simple case of S being converted to P,
the enzyme [E] must form a complex with substrate [S] to yield an enzyme-substrate complex [ES] in order to form product [P]
Michaelis and Menten (M & M)
began investigating the effects of [S] on formation of [ES] complex
- examined the effects by measuring the initial reaction velocity (Vo)
what are held constant when investigating velocity of rxn
[E] and reaction vol. are held constant
– plot slope of [product] v. time graph over [s]
what kind of graph is substrate v. velocity
hyperbolic
trends for graphs
1 – the higher the initial [S] the higher the initial velocity
2 – although initial velocities increase as [S] increases, the increase is not as great at high [S] because reaching point of enzyme saturation
assumption of equilibrium
early in the reaction, little P has accumulated so k-2 can be ignored
steady state assumption
once reaction gets started, the [ES] remains constnat. As a result, the formation of ES must equal the Breakdown of ES
when does [ES] stay constant
during steady-state conditions
graph trends
[E] decreases as it forms ES
[ES] increases and plateaus
[S] and [P] are inversely proportional
what did they define the michaelis constnat Km to be
constant where the concentration of ES is not changing
km =( k-1 + k2) / K1
Km
a bundle of 3 rate constants, also a measure of an enzyme’s affiniyy for S
michaelis-menten equation
Vo = (Vmax [S])/(Km + [S])
how can we determine Vmax and Km experimentially
by meauring initial rates and plotting [S] vs. velocity
what does the michaleis-menten equation allow us to do
determine the velocity for any enzyme catalyzed reaction
when the velocity = 1/2 Vmax, then
Km = [S] that yields 1/2 Vmax
is K, unique for each enzyme-substrate pair
yes