Physical Chemistry, Part 6:  Enzyme Kinetics and the Michaelis-Menten Equation
Channel: StrangerThanFic
Date: 2022-02-12

This time we'll talk about an important and ineteresting application of the chemical kinetics ideas we've talked about so far: enzyme-catalyzed reactions.  That'll also allow us to talk a little about two pioneers of biochemistry: Leonor Michaelis and Maude Menten.  Both had exciting and interesting lives, and the equation they developed is still an important foundation for understanding enzymes and the effect they have on chemical reactions.