Biochemistry
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Chapter 18, Problem 30RE
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The statement “Earlier, chemists called the substrate cycle a futile cycle, which has now become a misnomer” is to be explained.
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Substrate cycle: Two opposite reactions take place with different enzymes, along with different reaction pathways and conditions. For example, breakdown and formation of a molecule, phosphorylation and dephosphorylation, hydration and dehydration, and so on.
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