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Question
Answer the following question.
Explain the induced fit model for the mode of enzyme action.
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Solution
The induced fit model shows that enzymes are flexible structures in which the active site continually reshapes by its interactions with the substrate until the time the substrate is completely bound to it. It is also the point at which the final form and shape of the enzyme are determined.
Complex Flexible model
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