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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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

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^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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

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

OpenStudy (ookawaiioo):

Yes.....O = oxygen

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i thought so

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