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| The substrate and reactant are already both configured to fit together perfectly. the active site is unchanging |
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| The substrate induced change in the active site of the enzyme. |
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| the energy released by the weak noncovalent bonds in the Enzyme-Substrate complex. Lowers the activation energy. |
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| quantity of reactant converted to product over time. g*s^-1 or mol*s^-1 |
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| the slope at the beginning of the reaction curve before it starts to level off toward equilibrium. |
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| plots substrate concentration vs initial reaction velocity. find Vmax/2 and corresponding Km value |
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| slope is Km/Vmax; y intercept is 1/Vmax |
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| used to compare enzymes; has to do with affinity and rate of conversion to product |
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