ERIC Number: EJ1160740
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1470-8175
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[superscript 31]P NMR of the Pyruvate Kinase Reaction: An Undergraduate Experiment in Enzyme Kinetics
Werner, R. Marshall; Johnson, Austin
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, v45 n6 p509-514 Nov-Dec 2017
Understanding how to perform an enzyme assay is a critical learning skill in the undergraduate biochemistry curriculum. Students in biochemistry typically have been exposed to the use of NMR spectroscopy as a tool to determine chemical structure, but rarely are they exposed to the utility of NMR to evaluate enzyme kinetics. Furthermore, coverage of NMR experiments utilizing "alternative nuclei," such as [superscript 15]N, [superscript 19]F, and [superscript 31]P may be neglected. Herein we report a simple 31P NMR tube experiment that allows students to examine the enzyme kinetics and equilibrium constant of the reaction catalyzed by pyruvate kinase.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Instruction, Biochemistry, Spectroscopy, Science Experiments, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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