Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 16 - Section 16.6 - Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity - Additional Questions and Problems - Page 586: 16.80

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The active site of an enzyme can change its shape to accommodate the substrate whose shape is slightly different. This is called induced fit model.

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