Chapter 19, Problem 19.53QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Example of an enzyme with group specificity and the advantage of group specificity to that enzyme has to be determined.

Concept Introduction:

Only the substrates that can fit into the enzyme’s active site can undergo some chemical reaction and form the product under an enzyme-catalyzed reaction. This is known as enzyme specificity.

There are four kinds of specificities in an enzyme catalyzed reaction namely absolute specificity, group specificity, linkage specificity, and stereochemical specificity.