Kinetic proofreading allows an enzyme to discriminate between two substrates by:

A. using a binding pocket of a specific size.
B. using a multistep reaction and energy to reverse reactions.
C. using a binding pocket of a specific shape.
D. increasing the rate of the single chemical step of the reaction.


B

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