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#Question id: 634


An enzyme has a Vmax of 50 micromol product formed (minute x mg protein)-1 and a Km of 10 microM for the substrate. When a reaction mixture contains the enzyme and 5 microM substrate, which of the following percentages of the maximum velocity will be closest to the initial reaction rate?

#SCPH05 I Biotechnology
  1. 5%

  2. 15%

  3. 33%

  4. 50%