Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10.6, Problem 1MI
Will an enzyme with a relatively high Km have a high or low affinity for its substrate? Explain.
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Prescott's Microbiology
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