3. An enzyme can catalyze a reaction with either of two
substrates, S1 or S2. The Km for S1 was found to be 2.0
mM, and the Km, for S2 was found to be 20 mM. A student determined
that the Vmax was the same for the two
substrates. Unfortunately, he lost the page of his notebook and
needed to know the value of Vmax. He carried out
two reactions: one with 0.1 mM S1, the other with 0.1 mM S2.
Unfortunately, he forgot to label which reaction
tube contained which substrate. Determine the value of Vmax from
the results he obtained:
Tube number: 1
Rate of formation of product:0.5
Tube number: 2
Rate of formation of product: 4.8
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