Abstract
The Michaelis–Menten equation (MME) has been extensively used in biochemical reactions, but it is not appropriate when the reaction product inhibits the enzyme. Under these circumstances, each determined initial velocity, v0, is one experimental point that actually belongs to a different MME because enzymatic product inhibition occurs as the reaction starts. Furthermore, the inhibition effect is not constant, since the concentration of the product inhibitor rises as time increases. To unveil the hidden enzyme inhibition and to simultaneously demonstrate the superiority of an integrated Michaelis–Menten equation (IMME), the same range of data points, assuming product inhibition and the presence of a second different inhibitor, was used for kinetic analysis with both methodologies. This study highlights the superiority of the IMME methodology for when the enzyme is inhibited by the reaction product, giving a more coherent inhibition model and more accurate kinetic constants than the classical MME methodology.
Funder
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science
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