Life: The Science of Biology 11th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1-31901-016-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-31901-016-4

Chapter 8 - Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism - 8.3 - Enzymes Speed Up Biochemical Transformations - 8.3 Recap - Learning Outcomes - Page 160: 2

Answer

An enzyme is physically shaped in a way that only allows a particular substrate to fit into its active site to carry out catalysis. Because of this, each enzyme only carries out a particular reaction by catalyzing a particular substrate.

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An enzyme is physically shaped in a way that only allows a particular substrate to fit into its active site to carry out catalysis. Because of this, each enzyme only carries out a particular reaction by catalyzing a particular substrate.
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