Difference between revisions of "Active Site"
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===About the Active Site=== | ===About the Active Site=== | ||
: The [[Active Site|active site]] is shaped to fit with only one [[Substrate (Biology)|substrate]] so [[enzyme]]s all have specific roles in an [[organism]]. | : The [[Active Site|active site]] is shaped to fit with only one [[Substrate (Biology)|substrate]] so [[enzyme]]s all have specific roles in an [[organism]]. | ||
| + | : When an [[enzyme]] becomes [[denaturation|denatured]] the [[Substrate (Biology)|substrate]] can no longer fit into the '''active site''' preventing the [[enzyme]] from functioning. | ||
