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Biomolecules — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYBiomolecules1 Mark
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Why are enzymes specific for a substrate or a reaction?
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Answer

The structure/ shape of the active site should be suitable to the shape of the substrate molecule for the formation of enzyme-substrate complex; hence, enzymes are specific for substrates.

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