CAIE IGCSE Biology 5.1.7 Specificity of Enzymes in Terms Questions

Practise explaining how complementary shapes let a substrate bind an enzyme’s active site, giving the reaction its specificity and forming an enzyme-substrate complex.

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Explain enzyme specificity through complementary fit between an active site and its substrate.
Link successful substrate binding to formation of an enzyme-substrate complex.

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Explain why lipase cannot be used to catalyse the breakdown of proteins.

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