Lock and Key Model for enzyme action propose by Emil Fischer suggests that:
Correct answer: C. Enzymes are restricted to one reaction type.
- A. Enzymes are unbiased for the substrate.
- B. Enzymes can modify their active sites.
- C. Enzymes are restricted to one reaction type.
- D. An enzyme can catalyze variety of reactions.
Explanation
Emil Fischer (1890) proposed a Lock and Key model to visualize substrate and enzyme interaction. According to this model, as one specific key can open only a specific lock, in the same manner a specific enzyme can transform only one substrate into products(s). According to Lock and Key Model the active site is a rigid structure. There is no modification or flexibility in the active site before, during or after the enzyme action and it is used only as a template. Later studies did not support this model in all reactions.
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