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SEPARATE ANSWER BOOK.
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Calculate the inhibitory dissociation constant (Ki) from a replot of the slope
of the double reciprocal plot against the concentration of inhibitor (40
marks).
0 2 4 8
Final concentration of initial rate of mononamine oxidase
serotonin in assay mix (M) activity (nmol/min/mg)
50 33 25 20 14
100 50 40 33 25
200 66 57 50 40
400 80 73 67 57
800 89 84 80 73
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