ABC26PH0347 · Concentration B B

Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Concentration B B · Topic: Concentration B B – General · Exam: GATE 2005-2021 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Hard

The mechanism of enzyme (E) catalysed reaction of a substrate (S) to yield product (P) is:
\[ \mathrm{E}+\mathrm{S} \underset{\mathrm{k}_{2}}{\stackrel{\mathrm{k}_{1}}{\rightleftharpoons}}[\mathrm{ES}] \underset{\mathrm{k}_{-2}}{\stackrel{\mathrm{k}_{2}}{\rightleftharpoons}} \mathrm{E}+\mathrm{P} ; \quad \frac{-\mathrm{d}[\mathrm{S}]}{\mathrm{dt}}=\frac{\mathrm{k}_{1} \mathrm{k}_{2}[\mathrm{S}]_{0}+\mathrm{k}_{2} \mathrm{k}_{-2}[\mathrm{P}]}{\mathrm{k}_{1}[\mathrm{S}]_{0}+\mathrm{k}_{-2}[\mathrm{P}]+\mathrm{k}_{-1}+\mathrm{k}_{2}}[\mathrm{E}]_{0} \]
If a small amount of S is converted to P , the maximum rate for the reaction will be observed for
(a)$\left(\mathrm{k}_{1}+\mathrm{k}_{2}\right) \gg \mathrm{k}_{1}[\mathrm{S}]_{0}$
(b)$\left(\mathrm{k}_{-1}+\mathrm{k}_{2}\right) \ll \mathrm{k}_{1}[\mathrm{S}]_{0}$
(c)$\left(\mathrm{k}_{1}+\mathrm{k}_{2}\right) \gg \mathrm{k}_{1}[\mathrm{S}]_{1}$
(d)$\mathrm{k}_{2} \ll \mathrm{k}_{1}$
Answer
Answer (as printed): B
Explanation
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