alleryStart learning →What does the turnover number kcat measure?
ATotal amount of enzyme in a cell
BEnergy needed to reach transition
CTime an enzyme takes to denature
DSubstrates handled per site per second
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Substrates handled per site per second
kcat counts how many substrate molecules one active site converts each second.
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