Given the parameters below, enzyme A would show the higher velocity at a substrate concentration of 5 mM with a reaction velocity of 50 µmol/min (round up to the nearest whole number). Vmax Km Enzyme A 100 µmol/min 10 mM Enzyme B 60 µmol/min 0.02 mM
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