Michaelis-Menten equation
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Michaelis-Menten equation
(′mik·ä¦ā·ləs ′men·tən i′kwā·zhən)
(biochemistry) A mathematical equation expressing the hyperbolic relationship between the initial velocity, Vo, and the substrate concentration, [S], in a number of enzyme-catalyzed reactions such that Vo = Vmax[S]/Km + [S], where Vmax is the maximum velocity and Km is the Michaelis constant.
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