Uworld Q's Flashcards
what is a primary alcohol
the C-OH is attached to just 1 other carbon
what is a secondary alcohol
the C-OH carbon is bonded to 2 other carbons
what is a tertiary alcohol
the C-OH carbon is bonded to 3 other carbons
Kcat represents…
the reaction rate when the enzyme is fully occupied at a saturating concentration of the substrate
“turnover” value is —-
kcat
“catalytic efficeincy” value is —-
kcat / km
higher kcat = [faster/slower] reaction at high [S]
faster
kcat/km tells us how well an enzyme performs at [low/high] substrate concentrations
kcat/km tells us how well an enzyme performs at** LOW** substrate concentrations
kcat kcat/km tells us how well an enzyme performs at [low/high] substrate concentrations
kcat/km tells us how well an enzyme performs at HIGH substrate concentrations
a high kcat/Km means the enzyme works [well / not well] with low substrate concentration
a high kcat/Km means the enzyme works well with low substrate concentration
a low kcat/Km means the enzyme works [well / not well] with low substrate concentration
a high kcat/Km means the enzyme works not well with low substrate concentration
kcat / km represents …
a measure of an enzyme’s specificity for a particular substrate
how well an enzyme performs even when there is low [S]
Vmax formula
Vmax = kcat x [E]
