Exhibit 6A This is a reaction going on in your muscle cells right this very minute: The enzyme triose phosphate isomerase catalyzes this reaction in the forward direction as part of the glycolytic pathway. It follows simple Michaelis-Menten kinetics: Typical cellular concentrations: triose phosphate isomerase = 0.1 nM?dihydroxyacetone phosphate = 5 µM glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate = 2 µM $k_{1}=10^{8} \mathrm{M}^{-1} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}, k_{-1}=100 \mathrm{~s}^{-1}, k_{2}=900 \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$ -Refer to Exhibit 6A. What is the V_max of the enzyme?

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V_max is the maximum velocity of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction. It is the rate at which the enzyme converts substrate to product when the enzyme is saturated with substrate. In Exhibit 6A, the V_max is 90 nM/s.

Exhibit 6A This Is a Reaction Going on in Your k1=108M−1 s−1,k−1=100 s−1,k2=900 s−1k_{1}=10^{8} \mathrm{M}^{-1} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}, k_{-1}=100 \mathrm{~s}^{-1}, k_{2}=900 \mathrm{~s}^{-1}k1​=108M−1 s−1,k−1​=100 s−1,k2​=900 s−1

Exhibit 6A This Is a Reaction Going on in Your $k_{1}=10^{8} \mathrm{M}^{-1} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}, k_{-1}=100 \mathrm{~s}^{-1}, k_{2}=900 \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$