Difference between revisions of "Substrate (Biology)"
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[[File:EnzymeDiagram.png|right|300px|thumb|This [[diagram]] shows an [[enzyme]], [[Substrate (Biology)|substrate]] and the [[Active Site|active site]] of the [[enzyme]]. | [[File:EnzymeDiagram.png|right|300px|thumb|This [[diagram]] shows an [[enzyme]], [[Substrate (Biology)|substrate]] and the [[Active Site|active site]] of the [[enzyme]]. | ||
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The '''substrate''' is the [[chemical]] that an [[enzyme]] will affect. | The '''substrate''' is the [[chemical]] that an [[enzyme]] will affect. | ||
===About Substrates=== | ===About Substrates=== | ||
: 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]]. | ||
