4.2 Factors Affectig Enzyme Acticivty

Question 1

What is the relationship of substrate concentration and enzyme activity

Answer 1

The greater the substrate concentration the higher the rate if reaction

Question 2

Explain why when the substrate concentration increases so does the rate of reaction

Answer 2

As the number of substrate molecules increases the enzyme substrate complex formation increases
However all available active sites eventually become saturated and further increase in substrate concentration will not increase the reaction rate as they have no where to bind in order to form a enzyme substrate complex