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Offline Sis290025

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Enzyme and Substrate
« on: September 19, 2007, 09:49:24 AM »
For the enzyme glucose 6-phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.9), the following reaction is catalyzed:

D-glucose 6-phosphate + H2O --> D-glucose + phosphate

Is D-glucose 6-phosphate the only substrate that can be catalyzed by this phosphatase to yield D-glucose, or can other substrates be involved?

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Re: Enzyme and Substrate
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2007, 07:19:32 PM »
Metabolic enzymes are generally very specific and act on only one substrate.

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