Explain the advantage to a cell in storing an enzyme in an inactive form.

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Explain the advantage to a cell in storing an enzyme in an inactive form.

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psyche360

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Picture this as an analogy, a factory making hand grenades, but they don't produce them with a pin to prevent explosions. That factory wouldn't stay in business very long.

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7 years ago Edited: 7 years ago, DLS

A cell may store an enzyme in an inactive form in order to protect the cell. For example, the active form of the enzyme could have "destructive" functions and an always-active enzyme like this might be destructive to the cell.

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