Each enzyme produced by the body is specific—meaning it is only able to catalyze a reaction with a certain substrate. What causes an enzyme to be specific?
The enzyme's surface folds are complementary to the substrate's surface folds.
The enzyme has surface receptors that can recognize specific sequences of DNA
The enzyme is made out of the same type of molecule as its substrate.
The enzyme is only produced an
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OpenStudy (ookawaiioo):
1st one
OpenStudy (ookawaiioo):
An analogy......
Every key (substrate) can only fit into 1 lock (enzyme)
OpenStudy (ookawaiioo):
Unless you go to Home Depot and get copies of the key
OpenStudy (anonymous):
agree^
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OpenStudy (ookawaiioo):
thats an polypeptide
OpenStudy (ookawaiioo):
A is your answer
OpenStudy (anonymous):
A.
OpenStudy (ookawaiioo):
@endie4619
Could you name the amino acids in that polypeptide?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
some of them
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OpenStudy (ookawaiioo):
seriine-valine-phenylalanine-cysteine
OpenStudy (anonymous):
is oxygen in it
OpenStudy (anonymous):
because of the O
OpenStudy (ookawaiioo):
uhhhhhhh not sure what you are asking
OpenStudy (anonymous):
does the capital o mean oxygen
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