The Nuts and Bolts of Michaelis−Menten Enzyme Kinetics: Suggestions and Clarifications

• Todd Silverstein ^[1]
  1. [1] Willamette University

     Willamette University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 88, Nº 2, 2011, págs. 167-168
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Matthew Junker’s recent article describes a useful and effective enzyme kinetics application and analogy in which students simulate enzyme activity by unscrewing nut−bolt “substrate molecules”, thus, converting them into separate nuts and bolts “products”. A number of suggestions and corrections are presented that improve the clarity and accuracy of this classroom activity as an analogy for Michaelis−Menten kinetics.