enzyme

substrate

cofactor

apoenzyme

holoenzyme

coenzyme

prosthetic group

free energy

transition state

free energy of activation

active site

induced fit

K_M (the Michaelis constant)

V_max (maximal rate)

Michaelis–Menten equation

Lineweaver–Burk equation (double-reciprocal plot)

turnover number

k_cat/K_M ratio (the specificity constant)

sequential reaction

double-displacement (ping-pong) reaction

allosteric enzyme

competitive inhibition

uncompetitive inhibition

noncompetitive inhibition

group-specific reagent

affinity label (reactive substrate analog)

mechanism-based (suicide) inhibition

transition-state analog

catalytic antibody (abzyme)

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