What is an active site?

1 Answer
Nov 15, 2015

Active site is that region of enzyme which binds to the substrate and catalyze the reaction.

Explanation:

Active site is that region of enzyme which binds to the substrate and catalyze the reaction.

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Figure shows that the substrate comes and sites in the pockets of the enzyme and then that substrate is converted to the products.

these pockets are the active site of the enzyme sucrase