Difference between revisions of "Active Site"
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===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
[[File:EnzymeDiagram.png|right|300px|thumb|This [[diagram]] shows an [[enzyme]], [[Substrate (Biology)|substrate]] and the [[Active Site|active site]] of the [[enzyme]].]] | [[File:EnzymeDiagram.png|right|300px|thumb|This [[diagram]] shows an [[enzyme]], [[Substrate (Biology)|substrate]] and the [[Active Site|active site]] of the [[enzyme]].]] | ||
| − | An '''active site''' is the part of an [[enzyme]]s which is where the [[enzyme]] interacts with a [[substrate]]. | + | An '''active site''' is the part of an [[enzyme]]s which is where the [[enzyme]] interacts with a [[Substrate (Biology)|substrate]]. |
===About the Active Site=== | ===About the Active Site=== | ||
: The [[Active Site|active site]] is shaped to fit with only one [[Substrate (Biology)|substrate]] so [[enzyme]]s all have specific roles in an [[organism]]. | : The [[Active Site|active site]] is shaped to fit with only one [[Substrate (Biology)|substrate]] so [[enzyme]]s all have specific roles in an [[organism]]. | ||
: When an [[enzyme]] becomes [[denaturation|denatured]] the [[Substrate (Biology)|substrate]] can no longer fit into the '''active site''' preventing the [[enzyme]] from functioning. | : When an [[enzyme]] becomes [[denaturation|denatured]] the [[Substrate (Biology)|substrate]] can no longer fit into the '''active site''' preventing the [[enzyme]] from functioning. | ||
