Enzyme Based Equations

Michaelis Menten

Michaelis Menten kinetics is a commonly used approximation for describing the rate at which enzyme reactions occur. The model most commonly takes the following for describing the velocity of a reaction:

\[\begin{equation*} v = \frac{d[P]}{dt} = V_{max}\frac{[S]}{K_M+[S]} = (k_{cat}*[E])\frac{[S]}{K_M+[S]} \end{equation*}\]

where,

\(V_{max}\):

Maximum Velocity

E:

Enzyme Concentration

S:

Substrate Concentration

P:

Product Concentration

\(K_M\):

Michaelis Menten Constant

\(k_{cat}\):

Catalytic Rate of Enzyme Reaction