GATE CH 2025 CH Q31: Chemical Reaction Engineering

Consider an enzymatic reaction that follows Michaelis-Menten kinetics. Let

, and

denote the Michaelis constant, substrate concentration, and maximum reaction rate, respectively. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Your answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.

For

, the reaction is apparent first-order in

For

, the reaction rate is nearly independent of

For

, the rate of reaction equals

is independent of the total enzyme concentration.

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