Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780190209896
Author: Trudy McKee, James R. McKee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The ability of the enzyme to attain catalytic perfection.

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An enzyme is a catalyst that functions in biological reactions. It lowers down the activation energy and thus increases the rate of the reaction. The enzyme reacts with the substrate to form specific products. The catalytic perfection is the attribute of the enzymes where one enzyme binds to all available substrates.

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