Biological Science (7th Edition)
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Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Greg Podgorski, Emily Taylor, Jeff Carmichael
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Chapter 8, Problem 15PIAT
The functional form of PAH contains four identical active sites, but based on the amino acid sequence of the protein, only one active site can be formed. What does this imply concerning the structure of the functional enzyme?
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