Enzyme Kinetics and Catalysis II
Kinetics of Enzymes
Enzymes follow zero order kinetics when substrate
concentrations are high. Zero order means there is no increase in the rate of the reaction when more substrate is added.
Given the following breakdown of sucrose to glucose and fructose
Sucrose + H20 Glucose + Fructose
P
E
ES
S
E
2 1 1 -k k k
E = Enzyme S = Substrate P = Product
ES = Enzyme-Substrate complex
k1 rate constant for the forward reaction
k-1 = rate constant for the breakdown of the ES to substrate
When the substrate concentration becomes large enough to force the equilibrium to form completely all ES the second step in the reaction becomes rate limiting because no more ES can be made and the enzyme-substrate complex is at its maximum value.
ES
P
2k
dt
d
v
[ES] is the difference between the rates of ES formation minus the rates of its disappearance.
ES
E
S
ES
ES
2 1
1
k
k
Assumption of equilibrium
k-1>>k2 the formation of product is so much slower than the formation of the ES complex.
That we can assume:
ES
S
E
1
1
k
k
K
sAssumption of steady state
Transient phase where in the course of a reaction the concentration of ES does not change
0
ES
dt
d
E
T
E
ES
3Combining 1 + 2 + 3
E
-
ES
S
k
k
ES
k
1 T
-1
2
ES
k
-1
k
2
k
1
S
k
1
E
TS
S
K
S
E
ES
T
M 1 2 1-k
k
k
K
M
rearranging
S
K
S
E
ES
P
2 T2 0
M t ok
k
dt
d
v
vo is the initial velocity when the reaction is just starting out.
And is the maximum velocity
V
max
k
2
E
T
S
K
S
V
max
M
o
The KM widely varies among different enzymes
The KM
can be expressed as:
1 2 1 2 1 1 K K k k k k k k s
M
As Ks decreases, the affinity for the substrate
There are a wide range of KM, Vmax , and efficiency seen in enzymes
The double reciprocal plot
maxLineweaver-Burk plot: slope = K
M/Vmax,
1/v
ointercept is equal to 1/Vmax
the extrapolated x intercept is equal to -1/K
MFor small errors in at low [S] leads to large errors in 1/vo
E
max
T
V
cat
k
kcat is how many reactions an enzyme can catalyze per second
For Michaelis -Menton kinetics k2= kcat
When [S] << KM very little ES is formed and [E] = [E]T
and
E
S
K
k
S
E
K
k
M cat T M 2
ov
What is catalytic perfection?
When k2>>k-1 or the ratio
2 1 2 1
k
k
k
k
is maximum Then 1 MK
k
k
cat
Or when every substrate that hits the enzyme causes a reaction to take place. This is catalyticperfection.
Diffusion-controlled limit- diffusion rate of a substrate is in the range of 108 to 109 M-1s-1. An enzyme lowers
Reaction Mechanisms
A: Sequential Reactions
Ping-Pong Reactions
• Group transfer reactions
Kinetic data cannot unambiguously
establish a reaction mechanism.
Although a phenomenological description can be obtained the nature of the reaction intermediates remain indeterminate and other independent
Inhibition kinetics
There are three types of inhibition kinetics competitive, mixed and uncompetitive.
S
K
S
V
M
max
o
v
IK
I
1
EI
I
E
Mixed inhibition is when the inhibitor binds to the enzyme at a location distinct from the substrate
binding site. The binding of the inhibitor will either alter the KM or Vmax or both.
EI
I
E
K
I
ESI
I
ES
K
I
S
K
S
V
M
max
o
v