In the lock and key analogy for enzyme action, the lock represents the
- A. enzyme
- B. substrate
- C. product
- D. coenzyme
Explanation
Emil Fischer's analogy pictures the enzyme's rigid active site as the lock and the substrate as the one key that fits it, explaining specificity. The products simply leave the site once the reaction is complete.
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