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An active site of an enzyme is a____into which of the substrate fits.

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  2. Some nucleic acids that behave like enzymes, are called

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  3. An active site of an enzyme is ainto which of the substrate fits.

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  4. Inorganic catalysts work efficiently at ,while enzymes get damaged at

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  5. is thus an important quality of those enzymes which isolated from ther...

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  6. The substrate has to diffuse towards the 'active site.'. There is thus...

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  7. Inhibition of succinic dehydrogenase by malonate which closely resembl...

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  8. Prosthetic groups are compound and are distinguished from other cofact...

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  9. High temperature destroys enzymatic activity because proteins are by h...

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  10. When the inhibitor closely resembles the substrate in its molecular st...

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  11. Enzymes catalysing the linking together of two compounds are known as ...

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  12. Haem is the prosthetic group inand,which catalyse the breakdown of hyd...

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  13. Each enzymes shows the highest activity at a particular temperature an...

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  14. During the state where substrate is bound to the enzyme active site, a...

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  15. Enzymes eventually bringthe activation energy barrier making the trans...

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  16. Co-factor play a crucial role in the catalytic activity of the enzyme.

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  17. Co-enzymes are organic compounds but their association with the apoenz...

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  18. Zinc is a cofactor for the proteolytic enzyme carboxypeptidase.

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  19. The power of enzymes is incredible indeed.

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  20. In our skeletal muscle under aerobic conditions lactic acid is formed.

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