BI-147
Lock-and-key model
Biology · Secondary 3 · Medium · Lock-and-key model
An enzyme breaks down protein into amino acids. Why does this enzyme not break down starch?
- Starch is too small to be broken down further.
- The enzyme’s active site is not complementary to starch.
- Starch does not need an enzyme to be digested.
- Enzymes can act only on fats, not on starch.
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