Steady states and the Michaelis Menten equation

[txmed73]

I just watched the Khan Academy video on this:

It was a bit overwhelming. I feel like there might be a lot of extra information I don't need. What exactly should I know about this topic?

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[medic86]

Which exam? Current MCAT or the 2015 MCAT?

For the current MCAT, I don't believe the topic is directly tested, though it will be helpful to have some knowledge of the topic. It wouldn't be outside the realm of possibility to have a passage that describes Michaelis-Menten kinetics.

For MCAT 2015, you'll definitely have to know it, as it's a fundamental topic in biochemistry. Understand what each term means, and what effect the differing types of inhibition have on Vmax and Km (and what these graphs look like).

Hope this helps!