Why is Vmax not a constant? Why do we want to analyze kcat instead of Vmax?

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Why is Vmax not a constant? Why do we want to analyze kcatinstead of Vmax?

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Vmax not a constant Vmax is dependent on the enzyme concentration and substrate concentration which changes during the time course but Kcat is constant kcat is independent of    See Answer
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