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The shape of an enzyme, and consequently...

The shape of an enzyme, and consequently its activity, can be reversibly altered from moment to moment by:

A

amino acid substitutions

B

allosteric subunits

C

sulphur substitutions

D

high pH

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B
allosteric subunits
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