Substrate and product are stable states in any enzyme-catalysed reaction. The transitional states between the stable substrate and the product in the reaction are

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Substrate and product are stable states in any enzyme-catalysed reaction. The transitional states between the stable substrate and the product in the reaction are (A) stable (B) unstable (C) metastable (D) of higher energy than both substrate and product

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Each enzyme has a substrate-binding site in its molecule so that a highly reactive enzyme-substrate complex is produced. This complex is short live and unstable and dissociates into its product and the unchanged enzyme with an intermediate formation of the enzyme product complex (EP).

Q. Substrate and product are stable states in any enzyme-catalysed reaction. The transitional states between the stable substrate and the product in the reaction are

stable

unstable

metastable

of higher energy than both substrate and product

Each enzyme has a substrate-binding site in its molecule so that a highly reactive enzyme-substrate complex is produced. This complex is short live and unstable and dissociates into its product and the unchanged enzyme with an intermediate formation of the enzyme product complex (EP).