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In Biology terms, the substrate most commonly describes the molecule in which an enzyme acts upon.

A substrate can also refer the surface in which a plant or animal lives and/or grows upon.

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The substance acted upon by an enzyme is called its?

A substrate is the substance acted upon by an enzyme. The enzyme substrate complex is when an enzyme molecule combines with its substrates.


Substrate is a synonym for?

A substrate is a surface or substance in which an organism can attach itself to support its growth. A synonym for substrate is substratum.


Is water a substrate?

A substrate is the substance in which an enzyme act, or a process occurs. For example lactose is a substrate, but water is not.


How can you use substrate in a sentence?

the material or substance in which an enzyme reacts is known as a substrate.


Is substrate a substance?

Yes indeed it is.


What is the definition of the term 'substrates'?

A substrate is a substance or layer that is beneath something else. A substrate can be a surface or material that organisms live, grow, or get nourishment from. In biochemistry a substrate isa substance that is acted on by enzymes.


What is the difference between substrate and product?

The substrate is the substance (or substances) that attaches to the enzyme's active site before the reaction occurs.The product is the substance (or substances) that is formed after the enzyme has worked on the substrate.///


What is a definition of substrate?

A substrate is a substance or layer that underlies something, or on which some process occurs, in particular.


A part substance or element that lies beneath and supports another part substance or element the reactant in reactions catalyzed by enzymes?

Substrate is the term used to describe a substance that undergoes a reaction catalyzed by an enzyme. It is the substance that is acted upon by the enzyme to form a product. In a chemical reaction, the substrate is the molecule upon which an enzyme acts.


The molecule on which an enzyme acts is called an?

The substance on which enzymes act are called substrates.


What is the substance an enzyme act upon called?

the substance that an enzyme acts upon is subtrate


What is the name given to the substance that an enzyme works on?

Oh, dude, that substance is called a substrate. It's like the enzyme's favorite little project to work on. So, when the enzyme is like, "I need something to do," the substrate is there to keep it busy. It's a match made in biochemical heaven.