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UWorld Flashcards

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Kcat

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Vmax / [E]
unit: s-1

“turnover number”; the number of reactions catalyzed per second per enzyme under saturating conditions (ie, when Vmax is achieved)

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Michaelis-Menten equation

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V0 = Vmax [S] / Km+[S]

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Henderson-Hasselbach Equation

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used for buffer systems to find pH

pH = pKa + log [A-]/[HA]

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What 2 events could lead to the alteration of chromosome number without losing coding information?

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  1. end-to-end fusion of chromosomes followed by inactivation of one centromere
  2. breakage at centromere (portions then fuse with 2 different chromosomes)
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MCAT Biology and Biochemistry (3 decks)

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