The shape, size, and electron configuration of the substrate.
The substrate binds to the active site.
The substrate binds to the active site.
It will only bind with the enzymes active site of the shapes are complimentary and enzymes are very specific
Many times enzymes have multiple active sites that allow for many simultaneous reactions. For example, it's possible to have a fourth of the number of enzymes as substrate molecules, but the enzyme may have four active sites, resulting in one active site per substrate molecule.
Most enzymes are substrate specific because they have a specific shapes active site in which only a specific substrate can fit.
The feature of enzymes that controls they substrate they act on is called the active site of the enzyme. The enzyme is a protein. Each active site is specific too the substrate which it acts on. The substrate may fit into the active site via a lock and key mechanism or by an induced fit. The active site attracts and binds with the substrate in order to allow a reaction to occur faster. The substrates are also called the reactants. =)
The substrate binds to the active site.
The substrate binds to the active site.
The substrate binds to the active site.
The substrate binds to the active site.
The bind in the active site.
The substrate binds to the active site.
Active sites of enzymes (where the substrates fit in) are substrate specific, and are complementary to the shape of the molecule (substrate). In this way, enzymes can only act on a specific substrate, since that is the only shape that it will accommodate in the active site.
Enzymes act only on a specific substrate due to the active site of the enzymes fits perfectly with the substrate. Like 2 puzzle pieces, they can only go together and not with anything else.
Enzymes act only on a specific substrate due to the active site of the enzymes fits perfectly with the substrate. Like 2 puzzle pieces, they can only go together and not with anything else.
It will only bind with the enzymes active site of the shapes are complimentary and enzymes are very specific
The structure of an enzymes and its active site determine which substrates will work for the enzyme. This is called the lock and key method. The active site is the lock and the substrate is the key.