FDNT 311: The Enzyme Substrate Complex

The Enzyme Substrate Complex

BIOCHEMISTRY 3(2+1)

Lesson 13 : Enzymes- Mechanism of Enzyme Action

The Enzyme Substrate Complex

A theory to explain the catalytic action of enzymes was proposed by the Swedish chemist Savante Arrhenius in 1888. He proposed that the substrate and enzyme formed some intermediate substance which is known as the enzyme substrate complex. The reaction can be represented as:

If this reaction is combined with the original reaction equation [1], the following results:

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