Enzyme kinetics: Michaelis–Menten

Change Vmax, Km and substrate concentration to see the reaction rate curve level off as the enzymes saturate.

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What does Km tell you?

The substrate concentration at half the maximum rate. A low Km means the enzyme binds its substrate strongly.

What formula does it use?

v = Vmax[S] / (Km + [S]).

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