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Biochemists want to know as much as possible about the effects and enzyme has on overall reaction rate. Plenty can be established about how an enzyme works simply by measuring how quickly it catalyzes a reaction under a series of different conditions. Graphing reaction rate (how fast a substrate is turned into product) as a function of substrate concentration is often used to display information about enzyme kinetics. To determine the rate of reaction, the initial rate of reaction (V0) is desired. Combining the enzyme and substrate results in the enzyme catalyzing the reaction as fast as it can at that particular substrate concentration. Measuring the amount of product made per unit time immediately at the beginning of the reaction, when

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