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The enzyme glycoprotein peptidase is irreversibly inhibited by penicillin, which forms a covalent adduct with a serine residue on the enzyme. From this observation which statement logically follows?
 a. Serine must be protonated for this enzyme to be active.
  b. All enzymatic reactions require an intact functional serine residue.
  c. Serine may be involved in binding of the substrate.
  d. The catalytic mechanism of this enzyme involves the transient formation of a penicillin-enzyme adduct.
  e. Serine is not involved in the catalytic process of this enzyme.
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