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Enzyme Turnover Number

Reactions catalyzed per enzyme per second.

Formula

kcat=Vmax[E]k_{cat} = \frac{V_{max}}{[E]}

Variables

V_{max}Max rate
[E]Enzyme concentration

Example

Enzyme efficiency measure

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