Table of contents

1. Introduction to Biochemistry4h 34m
2. Water3h 23m
3. Amino Acids8h 10m
4. Protein Structure10h 4m
5. Protein Techniques14h 5m
6. Enzymes and Enzyme Kinetics13h 38m
7. Enzyme Inhibition and Regulation 8h 42m
8. Protein Function 9h 41m
9. Carbohydrates7h 49m
10. Lipids5h 49m
11. Biological Membranes and Transport 6h 37m
12. Biosignaling9h 45m
Review 1: Nucleic Acids, Lipids, & Membranes2h 47m
Review 2: Biosignaling, Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, & PP-Pathway3h 12m
Review 3: Pyruvate & Fatty Acid Oxidation, Citric Acid Cycle, & Glycogen Metabolism2h 26m
Review 4: Amino Acid Oxidation, Oxidative Phosphorylation, & Photophosphorylation1h 48m

6. Enzymes and Enzyme Kinetics

Enzyme Kinetics

Biochemistry

6. Enzymes and Enzyme Kinetics

Enzyme Kinetics

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Multiple Choice

3. How does increasing substrate concentration generally affect the rate of product formation in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?

The reaction rate remains constant regardless of substrate concentration.

The reaction rate decreases and then increases as substrate concentration increases.

The reaction rate decreases as substrate concentration increases.

The reaction rate increases rapidly at first, then levels off as the enzyme becomes saturated.

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Understand the concept of enzyme kinetics: Enzyme-catalyzed reactions follow the Michaelis-Menten model, where the rate of reaction depends on substrate concentration and enzyme availability.

Recognize the role of substrate concentration: At low substrate concentrations, the reaction rate increases because more substrate molecules are available to bind to the enzyme's active sites.

Explain the saturation effect: As substrate concentration continues to increase, the enzyme's active sites become fully occupied, leading to a saturation point where adding more substrate does not increase the reaction rate further.

Introduce the concept of Vmax: The maximum reaction rate (Vmax) is achieved when all enzyme active sites are saturated with substrate, and the reaction rate levels off.

Summarize the relationship: Increasing substrate concentration initially increases the reaction rate rapidly, but the rate levels off as the enzyme becomes saturated and reaches Vmax.