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QUIZ 2 NOTE - THIS IS TWO SIDED!
1) (2 pts.) Briefly list four assumptions that are made when deriving the classical
unireactant Michaelis-Menten equation under rapid equilibrium conditions.
(eJe= (e+ (es) (E)4C8) ae eare
VEN ¢
Pj=0 EMMIS CONSTANT
s) &
(5) > (eke
c) qa)
v= ko alg
2) (2pts.) Given the uni uni reaction:
k.
E+S == Es E+P
Ifwe assume that k; = 6 x 10° M" x seo”; k = 3x 10° sec’; and kz = 9 x 10? sec
Calculate values for K, and Kn (give correct units!).
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Ri Ri
3x Io" 3x1ot + 1 XI0%
Sxi08 6x10
Ke SOnmM Kn= 2OOuIA
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3) (4 pt.) Adding a concentration of [S] equal to 6 Km to an enzyme reaction
will give BS — 6 % of Vnex
~ 6.4) (3 pts.) Product inhibition can be depicted in a similar way to the framework describing a
competitive inhibitor:
he
E+ S == ES —> ep
%
EP ‘The equilibrium dissociation constant Ks = 4 uM.
The equilibrium dissociation constant Kp = 2 uM.
How much more [S] is needed to attain 0.5 Vex when [P] = 4 uM compared to [P] = 0 uM?
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fee Or es¥ev) Vmax ies ag, oe
2 a O
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Tne ao. “Tmar 6 (42 HO
KiB) = get(ie ES) = = (vee
= 3K
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5) (2 pts.) Using the reaction scheme below, calculate the dissociation constant aKs and
the cooperativity factor
pe ity a: 30
E+A SS ca
+
+B +B (is) (40) =(g0)(&ks)
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—B+A = EAB
ak,
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When: Ka = 80 nM Ke = 15M aK, = 40 nM
akes 150M ge O'S