Interactive model — enzyme kinetics

PET Breakdown Reactor
two-stage enzymatic depolymerization

PET → PETase → MHET
MHET → MHETase → TPA + EG

Reactor controls

Stage 1 — PETase
Enzyme conc. [E₁]3.0
Turnover kcat11.2
Affinity Km120
Stage 2 — MHETase
Enzyme conc. [E₂]3.0
Turnover kcat21.5
Affinity Km215
Initial charge
PET loaded (mM)100
Sim speed1.0×
PET remaining
100.0
MHET (intermediate)
0.0
TPA produced
0.0
EG produced
0.0

Concentration vs. time t = 0.0 s

Reactor scene

each marker ≈ 2 mM converted PET chain → MHET link → TPA ◆ / EG ●