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Lineweaver-Burk Plot

The double-reciprocal plot 1/v against 1/[S] gives slope Km/Vmax and intercepts 1/Vmax and -1/Km; it linearizes the hyperbola but compresses high-[S] points and inflates the error of low-rate measurements.

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The double-reciprocal plot 1/v against 1/[S] gives slope Km/Vmax and intercepts 1/Vmax and -1/Km; it linearizes the hyperbola but compresses high-[S] points and inflates the error of low-rate measurements.

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