The structure of the enzyme active site accounts NOT only for its catalytic activity but also for its ______.

a) ability to bind only one or a small number of closely related biological molecules
b) insolvency
c) both specificity and the ability to bind only one or a small number of closely related biological molecules
d) specificity


Ans: c) both specificity and the ability to bind only one or a small number of closely related biological molecules

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