A pure enzyme has a specific activity of 120 units/mg protein. a) Calculate the turnover number if the MW of the enzyme is 360,000. [Units = moles of products/min]. b) Calculate the time required for one catalytic cycle.
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We are given that the specific activity of a pure enzyme is 120 units/mg protein. The molecular weight (MW) of the enzyme is 360,000. We need to calculate the turnover number (the number of substrate molecules converted to product per enzyme molecule per second) Show more…
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