MadSci Network: Biochemistry |
for my assignment i need to look at how the rate of reaction is affected when the concentration of the substrate (hydrogen peroxide) is changed in the reaction between Hydrogen Peroxide and Enzyme catalase. basically in my experiment i looked at how much oxygen was produced by looking at the reading on the burette. i composed a table etc. however how do you show the rate of reaction? i have checked in madsci archive and found the equation: reaction rate = (Vmax) x [Concentration of hydrogen peroxide] x [Enzyme concentration] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Km + [Concentration of hydrogen peroxide] but i am finding it difficult to understand what i will put in the (vmax) value, it was described as the max rate of reaction but how do i find that out when i dont know any rate of reaction? i'm confused.
Re: rate of reaction equation for hydrogen peroxide and catalase.
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