Chapter 6, Problem 15TYK

Summary Introduction

To review:

Examining the idea of researchers (that an enzyme and its substrate fit together like a lock and key but that the products do not fit the enzyme) with reversible reactions.

Introduction:

Enzymes are biocatalyst that increase the rate of any reaction by binding to a substrate and form more products. The binding of substrates to an enzyme may be reversible or irreversible. The products formed in the reversible reaction again combine to form reactants (enzyme and substrate). The products formed in the irreversible reaction cannot combine to form reactants.