Hey I have a biochem question, Catalysis of the cleavage of ester bonds in modif

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Hey I have a biochem question,

Catalysis of the cleavage of ester bonds in modified amino acids obtained by a proteolytic enzyme is described in the following table. If a mixture of these amino acids were presented to the enzyme with the concentration of each amino acids being the same, which amino acid would be digested most rapidly?

Substrate Km (mM)Kcat s Alanine methyl ester Alanine ethyl ester Alanine propyl ester 8.0 3.0 0.5 48 60 18 Alanine methyl ester Alanine ethyl ester O All the modified amino acids would be hydrolyzed at the same rate. Alanine propyl ester

Explanation / Answer

Alaninw ethyl ester

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