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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.
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Substrate molecules bind to enzymes where?
The bind in the active site.
Why will only certain substrate molecules fit into the active site?
It will only bind with the enzymes active site of the shapes are complimentary and enzymes are very specific
Why do enzymes generally only bind to one type of substrate?
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.
If Pectinase only breaks down pectin and It has no effect in cellulose What term is used to describe this characteristic of enzymes?
Enzymes are substrate specific; meaning that their active site only allows for a certain substrate to bind - in this case, pectin, and the enzyme has no effect on any other biological molecules
What happens to the enzyme after the substrate is changed?
enzyme works as a catalyst before and after the reaction it is preserved
Why do enzymes usually only work on one substrate (or group of closely related substrates)?
Enzymes have specific active sites that bind to substrates in a complementary manner based on their shape and chemical properties. This specificity allows enzymes to interact with only certain substrates or closely related ones that can fit into their active sites. Any mismatches in shape or chemical properties may prevent effective binding and inhibit the enzyme's activity.
Enzymes that are produced only when substrate is present are termed?
induced enzyme
Why must a molecule have a specific shape if it is to be a substrate of an enzyme?
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.
Can The activation site of an enzyme bind to a specific subtrate?
The activation site of an enzyme can only bind to a specific substrate.
How enzyme structure makes an enzyme very specific?
Enzymes are proteins, which are made up of amino acids. Each enzyme has a different sequence of amino acids and changing even one amino acid will mean that the tertiary structure of the enzyme will be lost and so will it's active site. As enzymes are substrate specific, only a certain substrate will bind to its active site, due to its amino acid sequence determining the shape of the active site.
Is substrate bind to the enzyme by collision?
Collision only introduces the substrate to the active site. Binding is usually hydrogen bonding.
What is the name of an enzyme only acts on one substrate?
Most enzymes are substrate specific because they have a specific shapes active site in which only a specific substrate can fit.
