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Enzyme Kinetics

Michaelis–Menten Kinetics

The rate law for enzyme-catalyzed reactions.

v = Vmax[S] / (Km + [S])

What it means

Michaelis–Menten kinetics describes how reaction velocity saturates with substrate concentration, foundational in biochemistry.

Variables

vreaction rate
Vmaxmax rate
KmMichaelis constant
[S]substrate

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