Imagine a system that is in a steady state with respect to a substance. The subs
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Imagine a system that is in a steady state with respect to a substance. The substance is eliminated at a rate proportional to its concentration in the blood. Which of the following might happen to the amount of the substance when the production of this substance increases? Assume you start measuring when production increases and that there is no input of this substance into the system. The amount of the substance will
Imagine a system that is in a steady state with respect to a substance. The substance is eliminated at a rate proportional to its concentration in the blood. Which of the following might happen to the amount of the substance when the production of this substance increases? Assume you start measuring when production increases and that there is no input of this substance into the system. The amount of the substance will decrease, then level off. increase, then level off decrease indefinitelv Oincrease indefinitely. remain constant.Explanation / Answer
1. Steady state in a condition in which the rate of change in the concentration of any enzyme (free enzyme, or enzyme-substrate binary complex) is zero or less than the rate of production.
2. In the above given is, the substance is eliminated at a rate proportional to its concentration in the blood.
3. If the production of this substance increases, the concentration of substrate increases.
S + E gives rise to ES complex + (E+ Product) gives rise to E + Product.
4. When a reaction is in steady state, if a substance concentration is increased, the products are also produced.
5. the product formed in this reaction will also be in steady state.
6. As given above, the substance concentration is increased in the blood, it leads to increase in the substance concentration and after certain time, the substance become level off as it is in steady state.
7. The second option "increase, then level off" is the correct answer.