Answer to Question #222362 in Cell Biology for Payal

Question

Understand the importance of enzyme kinetics in relation to metabolic pathways.

Answer 1

Enzyme kinetics is the study of the rates of enzyme-catalysed chemical reactions. Studying an enzyme's kinetics can reveal the catalytic mechanism of the enzyme, its role in metabolism, how its activity is controlled, and how a drug or a modifier (inhibitor or activator) might affect the rate.