Studying an enzyme's kinetics in this way can reveal the catalytic mechanism of this enzyme, its role in metabolism, how its activity is controlled, and how a drug or an agonist might inhibit the enzyme.
Studiet af et enzyms kinetik afslører den katalytiske mekanisme for det pågældende enzym, dets rolle i stofskiftet, hvordan dets aktivitet er kontrolleret og hvordan et medikament eller en gift muligt kan inhibere enzymet.