Chapter 9: Reaction Mechanisms, Pathways, Bioreactions and Bioreactors


Sketch Uncompetitive Inhibition on a Lineweaver-Burk Plot

\( \frac{1}{-r_S} = \frac{1}{V_{\max} (S)} \left( K_M + (S) \left( 1 + \frac{(I)}{K_I} \right) \right) \)

\( = \frac{K_M}{V_{\max}} \left( \frac{1}{(S)} \right) + \frac{1}{V_{\max}} \left( 1 + \frac{(I)}{K_I} \right) \)

Slope remains the same but intercept changes as inhibitor concentration is increased

Lineweaver-Burk plot for uncompetitive inhibition, showing inverse reaction rate (1/-rs) versus inverse substrate concentration (1/S). The plot includes a 'No Inhibition' line and parallel lines indicating increasing inhibitor (I) concentrations leading to uncompetitive inhibition.

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