Turnover number has two different meanings:
In
enzymology, turnover number (also termed ''k''
cat) is defined as the maximum number of chemical conversions of
substrate molecules per second that a single
active site will execute for a given
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products ...
concentration