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Asparaginase catalzyes the following reaction: Asparagine + H2O → aspartate + NH4+ The enzyme has been isolated...

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Asparaginase catalzyes the following reaction:
Asparagine + H2O → aspartate + NH4+

The enzyme has been isolated from two different organisms.Asparaginase A has a KM for asparagine of 10 μM and a Vmax of 50nmol-sec-1. Asparaginase B has a KM for asparagine of 20 mM and aVmax of 200 nmol-sec-1.

A. Which enzyme would convert more asparagine to aspartate in10 min if the asparagine concentration were 20 μM? Explain youranswer.

B. Which enzyme do you think is the more efficient enzyme andwhy?

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