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The ability of an enzyme to act on particular substrates because their shapes are complementary to its active site.

This explains enzyme specificity. A substrate with the wrong shape cannot fit into that active site, so the enzyme cannot catalyse its reaction.

The ability of an enzyme to act on particular substrates because their shapes are complementary to its active site.

This explains enzyme specificity. A substrate with the wrong shape cannot fit into that active site, so the enzyme cannot catalyse its reaction.

Enzyme specificity