Glucose transport across the red blood cell membranes (erythrocyte membrane) is a well-studied system. One laboratory project obtained the data shown here for glucose transport.

The kinetics of glucose transport through the membrane follows the Michaelis–Menten equation:

The Michaelis–Menten equation can be rearranged so that a plot 1/V₀ versus 1/[glucose] produces a straight line. Rearrange the equation and plot the data in order to determine K_t and V_max for glucose transport across the erythrocyte membrane.

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[Glucose]outside (mm) 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 Rate of Glucose Entry (μM/min) 12 19 27 32 35