Presentation of

Lock & Key

Mechanism

Prepared By
Leong SY
Samuel
Botak
The Definition of the lock and key
The lock and key The active site Once the substrate
model is a theory of an enzyme binds to the active
of enzyme action is structured to site, the enzyme
that explains how fit a specifically will facilitate the
enzymes fit their shaped substrate. reaction and
substrate. release products
of the reaction.
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A specific substrate
(sucrose) approaches the
enzyme (sucrase).
2 The substrate binds to
the active site to form
an enzyme-substrance
4
The products leave the active
site. The enzyme molecule is
now free to bind to more
molecules of the substrate.
complex.

3 The enzyme catalysis the

conversion of the
substrate to product(s)
(glucose and fructose).
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