What mutation cause sickle cell haemoglobin?
HbS has single mutation on aa 6 substituting charged glutamate to uncharged valine
What is Vmax?
Maximum enzyme velocity - approached aymptotically
What is Km?
The concentration at which the rate is exactly half Vmax
What is V0?
Initial velocity - calculated by beer-lambert law
What is a lineweaver-burk plot?
1/V0 against 1/[S]
How do work out the y-intercept of a Lineweaver-burk plot?
1/Vmax
How do you work out the x-intercept of a lineweaver-burk plot?
-1/Km