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The active site on an enzyme is the three-dimensional region that allows the binding of substrate [[Molecules|molecules]]. The active site is of a specific shape only allowing certain substrate molecules to bind to it. This explains the specific nature of enzymes and how they are only able to cataylse certain reactions <ref>Berg Jeremy M., Tymoczko John L., Stryer Lubert., (2007) Biochemistry, Sixth Edition, New York, W.H. Freeman and Company.</ref>. | The active site on an enzyme is the three-dimensional region that allows the binding of substrate [[Molecules|molecules]]. The active site is of a specific shape only allowing certain substrate molecules to bind to it. This explains the specific nature of enzymes and how they are only able to cataylse certain reactions <ref>Berg Jeremy M., Tymoczko John L., Stryer Lubert., (2007) Biochemistry, Sixth Edition, New York, W.H. Freeman and Company.</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 02:09, 29 November 2013
The active site on an enzyme is the three-dimensional region that allows the binding of substrate molecules. The active site is of a specific shape only allowing certain substrate molecules to bind to it. This explains the specific nature of enzymes and how they are only able to cataylse certain reactions [1].
References
- ↑ Berg Jeremy M., Tymoczko John L., Stryer Lubert., (2007) Biochemistry, Sixth Edition, New York, W.H. Freeman and Company.