If You Carried Out Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Subtilisin, Changing Serine

question 46

Multiple Choice

If you carried out site-directed mutagenesis of subtilisin, changing serine 221 to isoleucine, what would you expect?

• A) a large change in K_M
• B) a small change in K_M
• C) a large change in k_cat
• D) a large change in K_M and a large change in k_cat
• E) a small change in K_M and a large change in k_cat

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Price

The market price at which the quantity demanded of a good equals the quantity supplied.

Quantity Demanded

The complete quantity of a product or service that buyers are ready and able to buy at a certain price during a defined time frame.

Quantity Supplied

Quantity Supplied is the amount of a commodity that producers are willing to sell at a particular price over a certain period of time.

Equilibrium

A situation in the market where demand and supply balance out, causing prices to remain stable.