Mi|chae|lis constant

Mi|chae|lis constant
Mi|chae|lis constant «my KAY lihs, MY kuh lihs»,
Biochemistry. a measure of the affinity of an enzyme for its substrate, equal to the substrate concentration at which the enzyme-catalyzed reaction proceeds at half of its maximal rate.
╂[< Leonor Michaelis, 1875-1949, an American chemist]

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