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site is deformed. If the shape of an active site can no longer fit with the
substrate, then the enzyme is unable to catalyze the reaction.
substrate
products
enzyme
Figure 2
An enzyme and its substrate fit together the way a key its a lock. Once
in position on the enzyme, a substrate can undergo a chemical reaction.
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Further Reading
Clark, Jim. “The Effects of Catalysts on Reaction Rates,” 2002.
ChemGuide. Available online. URL: http://www.chemguide.co.uk/
physical/basicrates/catalyst.html. Accessed July 17, 2010. Clark explains
how catalysts work and gives several examples on this Web page.
Rader, Andrew. “Catalysts Speed It Up,” 2009. Chem4Kids.com. Available
online. URL: http://www.chem4kids.com/files/react_catalyst.html.
Accessed July 17, 2010. On this Web page, Rader explains the activity of
enzymes in simple language and provides helpful figures to illustrate his
explanation.
