Posted: May 22nd, 2023

Enzyme kinetics is the study of enzymatic reactions

Enzyme kinetics is the study of enzymatic reactions and the factors that influence them. The fundamental constituents of a reaction that is catalyzed by an enzyme are substrate, product, and the enzyme itself. The efficacy of an enzyme also depends on additional factors such as pH, temperature, salt concentrations, cofactors, activators, and inhibitors (Garrett and Grisham 430). For an enzyme to work effectively, all these features must be present at optimal concentrations or ranges. The optimal range of these conditions is specific for each type of enzyme.