If the rate constant for the enzyme catalyzed reaction is 2 × 10⁵/sec and the rate constant for the uncatalyzed reaction is 2 × 10−⁶/sec, the catalytic power of the enzyme is: A) 10¹¹ B) 2 × 10−¹¹ C) 10−¹¹ D) 10−¹ E) 2 × 10−¹

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The catalytic power of an enzyme is calculated by dividing the rate constant of the enzyme-catalyzed reaction by the rate constant of the uncatalyzed reaction. Here, it is $2 \times 10^{15} \, \text{sec}^{-1}$ divided by $2 \times 10^{-16} \, \text{sec}^{-1}$, which equals $10^{31}$.

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