JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3sc094
A double-reciprocal (Lineweaver-Burk) plot of 1/v against 1/[S] for an enzyme is a straight line with slope 0.150 and intercept 0.0250 (with v in μMmin−1 and [S] in mM, so slope has units minmMμM−1). Using 1/v=(Km/Vmax)(1/[S])+1/Vmax, the values are
AKm=0.15mM, Vmax=0.025μMmin−1
BKm=6.0mM, Vmax=0.025μMmin−1
CKm=6.0mM, Vmax=40μMmin−1
DKm=40mM, Vmax=6.0μMmin−1
Answer: C
The intercept equals 1/Vmax, so Vmax=1/0.0250=40μMmin−1. The slope equals Km/Vmax, so Km=0.150×40=6.0mM.