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Exhibit 6A This is a reaction going on in your muscle cells right this very minute: Exhibit 6A This is a reaction going on in your muscle cells right this very minute:   The enzyme triose phosphate isomerase catalyzes this reaction in the forward direction as part of the glycolytic pathway. It follows simple Michaelis-Menten kinetics:   Typical cellular concentrations: triose phosphate isomerase = 0.1 nM Dihydroxyacetone phosphate = 5 µM glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate = 2 µM Refer to Exhibit 6A. What is the K<sub>M</sub> of the enzyme? A)  10 nM B)  0.1 µM C)  1 µM D)  10 µM The enzyme triose phosphate isomerase catalyzes this reaction in the forward direction as part of the glycolytic pathway. It follows simple Michaelis-Menten kinetics: Exhibit 6A This is a reaction going on in your muscle cells right this very minute:   The enzyme triose phosphate isomerase catalyzes this reaction in the forward direction as part of the glycolytic pathway. It follows simple Michaelis-Menten kinetics:   Typical cellular concentrations: triose phosphate isomerase = 0.1 nM Dihydroxyacetone phosphate = 5 µM glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate = 2 µM Refer to Exhibit 6A. What is the K<sub>M</sub> of the enzyme? A)  10 nM B)  0.1 µM C)  1 µM D)  10 µM
Typical cellular concentrations: triose phosphate isomerase = 0.1 nM
Dihydroxyacetone phosphate = 5 µM glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate = 2 µM
Refer to Exhibit 6A. What is the KM of the enzyme?


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