Enzyme Inhibition
Enzyme Inhibition
Enzyme Inhibition
The table gives enzyme-catalyzed reaction rates (initial rate, V0) measured at various
substrate concentrations in solutions with [E] = 1.2 x 10-4 mmol/L.
1. Use the data from Experiment 1 to calculate Vmax, Km, and kcat for this enzyme-catalyzed
reaction.
2.Use the data from Experiment 2 to determine the apparent Vmax and Km in the presence of the
inhibitor.
3.From this information, determine the type of inhibition (competitive, noncompetitive or
uncompetitive) and calculate the dissociation constant KI for the inhibitor.
Experiment 1:
•Vmax is the inverse of the (1/V0) -intercept on the Lineweaver-Burke plot:
kcat = (0.217 [mmol S/L-min]/(1.2 x 10-4 [mmol E/L] = 1.81 x 103 [(mmol S/mmol
E)/min] x (1 min/60 sec)
KI = (0.0820 [mmol S/L] x 0.033 [mmol I/L])/ lowers Vmax by only 16%.
(0.152 [mmol S/L] - 0.0820 [mmol S/L]) Given the poor data (look at the
R2 values), the change is Vmax is
KI = 0.039 mM probably not significant.