Question

The active groups present in the cavities present on the surface of enzyme is

Answer 1

Answer:

The active site is the region of an enzyme where substrate molecules bind and undergo a chemical reaction.Although the active site occupies only ~10–20% of the volume of an enzyme,[1]:19 it is the most important part as it directly catalyzes the chemical reaction.

Answer 2

The active groups present in the cavities present on the surface of enzyme are called catalytic groups (which are -COOH, -NH2, -OH, -SH etc. ) and the site is known as the active site.

• The substrate binds to the enzyme in the active site and brings about transformation. This leads to the formation of an intermediate complex( Enzyme-Substrate Complex).

• It is followed by product formation, which again forms a complex with the enzyme and then gets released from it.