Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
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Chapter 8.4, Problem 1R
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The reason behind changes in the chemical composition of the enzyme only during catalysis and then retrieval of the same composition as before.

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Enzymes make a reaction go faster. These molecules are either proteinaceous or nonproteinaceous. Most enzymes are proteins, and substrates are the molecules that the enzymes act on. In a reaction, the enzymes help turn reactants or the substrate into products by attaching the substrate to its active site. Every enzyme has a unique active site by the virtue of different amino acid combinations nesting within it. They will only bind to certain substrates and therefore they are highly “specific” in nature.

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