BI-1328
Lock-and-key model
Biology · Secondary 4 · Easy · Lock-and-key model
In the lock-and-key model, why does an enzyme act on only one type of substrate?
- The enzyme is used up once it has bound to that substrate.
- The substrate turns the enzyme into a new enzyme.
- The shape of its active site is complementary to that substrate only.
- The enzyme works at only one temperature.
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