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This document contains a tutorial on biochemical engineering with 5 questions. It introduces reaction sequences, rate expressions, kinetic constants, enzyme mechanisms, and Michaelis-Menten kinetics. Question 1 asks to derive rate expressions using equilibrium and steady-state approaches. Question 2 similarly derives a rate expression using quasi-steady state. Question 3 calculates the Michaelis constant and initial rate for an enzyme. Question 4 derives a rate expression using steady state of an intermediate. Question 5 analyzes Michaelis-Menten kinetics data to determine Vmax, KM, and initial rates.

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This document contains a tutorial on biochemical engineering with 5 questions. It introduces reaction sequences, rate expressions, kinetic constants, enzyme mechanisms, and Michaelis-Menten kinetics. Question 1 asks to derive rate expressions using equilibrium and steady-state approaches. Question 2 similarly derives a rate expression using quasi-steady state. Question 3 calculates the Michaelis constant and initial rate for an enzyme. Question 4 derives a rate expression using steady state of an intermediate. Question 5 analyzes Michaelis-Menten kinetics data to determine Vmax, KM, and initial rates.

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Tutorial 1

Biochemical Engineering
School of Bioprocess Engineering
Dr. AKM Shafiqul Islam
6 January 2010

1. Consider the following reaction sequence:

Develop a suitable rate expression for production formation [v = k5(ES)2] by using (a) the
equilibrium approach, and (b) the quasi-steady-state approach.

2. Consider the reversible product-formation reaction in an enzyme-catalyzed bioreaction:

Develop a rate expression for product-formation using the quasi-steady-state


approximation and show that

3. The enzyme, fumarase, has the following kinetic constants:

where k1 = 109 M-1 s-1


k-1 = 4.4 x104 s-1
k2 = 103 s-1

a. What is the value of the Michaelis constant for this enzyme?


b. At an enzyme concentration of I e M, what will be the initial rate of product formation
at a substrate concentration of 10-3 M?
4. A simple mechanism of the chymotrypsin reaction is depicted below:

Where E donotes chymotrypsin and S is the substrate. P1 and P2 are two products that are
generated in two different steps.

Suppose the substrate binding equilibrium is fast and the substrate S is in huge excess.
Use steady state approximation of the intermediate (ES) to derive the reaction rate for the
generation of the products P1 and P2.

5. To learn how the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction depended on the substrate


concentration, a constant amount of enzyme was added to a series of reaction mixtures
containing different concentrations of substrate. The initial reaction rates (velocities) were
determined and the data are shown below.

[Substrate] (moles / L) Velocity (moles / L - min)


5.0 x 10-7 0.96
5.0 x 10-6 7.1
5.0 x 10-5 20
5.0 x 10-4 25
-3
5.0 x 10 25
5.0 x 10-2 25

a. What is the numerical value of Vmax for the concentration of enzyme used in these
experiments? Briefly explain how you arrived at your answer.

b. What is the numerical value of KM for this enzyme? Briefly explain


how you arrived at your answer.

c. Based on your answers to parts a and b, calculate the initial reaction


rate when [Substrate] 1.0 x 10-6 mole / L.

d. Suppose that the enzyme concentration in each reaction mixture were increased by
a factor of 4 (compared to the concentration used to collect the data shown above).
What would the numerical values of Vmax and KM be under these conditions. Briefly
explain your answers.

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