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Km Measure of binding affinity (roughly) The lower the Km, the tighter the binding Vmax Maximum rate of enzyme Determined by turnover number (k cat ). How best to calculate them?. Double-reciprocal plot (Lineweaver-Burk). Problems 7a-d,8a,b. Regulation. Regulation.
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Km • Measure of binding affinity (roughly) • The lower the Km, the tighter the binding • Vmax • Maximum rate of enzyme • Determined by turnover number (kcat) How best to calculate them?
Regulation • Irreversible inhibitors—generally not natural part of cell • Drugs and toxins • Covalent modification • Aspirin • Reversible • Substrate level regulation • Competitive inhibitors • Noncompetitive inhibitors • Allosteric regulation (activators and inhibitors) • Covalent modification (reversible) • Proteolytic cleavage
Regulation Reversible • Substrate level regulation • Competitive inhibitors • Noncompetitive inhibitors • Allosteric regulation (activators and inhibitors) • Covalent modification (reversible) • Proteolytic cleavage
Reversible covalent modification Phosphorylation Dephosphorylation
Proteolytic cleavage Only extracellular
Metabolism Energy flow in cells