Question: Please share plot for part B. A ribozyme (RNA-based enzyme) uses a guanosine cofactor (G) to cleave a ribooligonucleotide substrate. A simplified mechanism for the
Please share plot for part B.

A ribozyme (RNA-based enzyme) uses a guanosine cofactor (G) to cleave a ribooligonucleotide substrate. A simplified mechanism for the reaction is: ubstrate S:E+SES and GE+SGES:k1=9107M1min1;k1=0.20min1. Binding of G is ast to equilibrium with dissociation constant, KG=0.5mM : KG=[GE][E][G]=[GES][ES][G]. We note that substrate and cofactor bind independently. Chemical step for cleavage of substrate: kc=350min1. Release of product: kp=0.06min1. a. Derive an expression for the steady-state concentration of GES in terms of the total concentration of enzyme, [E]0,[S],[G],k1,k1,kc, and kG. Recall that [E]0=[E]+[ES]+ [GE]+[GES] b. In the steady-state, the rate of formation can be written as dtd[P]=kp[GES]. Use your expression from part (a) and the values of the rate coefficients and the equilibrium constant to calculate d[P]/dt as a function of [S] for a constant value of [E]0=100M at three different concentrations of G:[G]=0.05mM;[G]=0.5mM; [G] =5.0mM. Make an approximate plot of the rate vs. [S] for cach value of [G]. Use cnough values of [S] to sce the trends
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