2021-1 Enzyme Engineering Homework 1 (due March 30)

1. Calculate the activation energy (cal/mole) for the following reaction.

Temperature (oC)	Vmax (μmole/min․mg enzyme)
20	4.5
30	8.7
35	11.8
40	16.0
45	21.4

2. Calculate the activation energy (J/M) for the following reaction.

Temperature (oC)	k (M-1Sec-1)x103
24	1.3
28	2.0
32	3.0
36	4.4
40	6.4