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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2007  > March  >
In the Classroom
Introducing Michaelis–Menten Kinetics through Simulation
Christopher J. Halkides
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403-3297

Russell Herman
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403-3297
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March 2007
Vol. 84 No. 3
p. 434
Abstract
We describe a computer tutorial that introduces the concept of the steady state in enzyme kinetics. The tutorial allows students to produce graphs of the concentrations of free enzyme, enzyme–substrate complex, and product versus time in order to learn about the approach to steady state. By using a range of substrate concentrations and rate constants, students are able to simulate enzyme kinetics and produce Lineweaver–Burk plots. The tutorial is intended for use in third- or fourth-year undergraduate biochemistry courses.
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Enzyme kinetics tutorial, tutorial survey, and the solution of the Briggs–Haldane system are available.
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Halkides, Christopher J.; Herman, Russell. J. Chem. Educ. 2007 84 434.
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Keywords
Biochemistry; Biophysical Chemistry; Catalysis; Computer-Based Learning; Enzymes; Kinetics; Proteins / Peptides; Upper-Division Undergraduate
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2/16/2007
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