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13 years ago
In biochemistry, a substrate is a molecule upon which an enzyme acts.
Can anyone give me a definition even a non bio major can understand.
I think it mean the molecule in which the enzyme affects.... or does it mean the molecule in which the enzyme works with? ERm. So confused.
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13 years ago
The substrate is the molecule that fits into an enzymes. Once the substrate fits in (think of an enzyme like a pocket and your hand as a substrate), it is converted by the enzyme into some other molecule.
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