Biochemistry: What does specificity constant mean?

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What does specificity constant mean?

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Specificity constant or kinetic efficiency measure the efficiency by which enzyme convert maximum number of molecules of substrate into products. The comparison between two different enzymes specificity constant helps us to decide which enzyme is better suited to catalyse the reaction.

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