Chapter 19, Problem 19.55QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The example of an enzyme with absolute specificity has to be given and also the advantage of absolute 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 various forms of specificities in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction namely absolute specificity, group specificity, linkage specificity, and stereo-chemical specificity.