Suppose that three critical amino acids in the active site o…
Suppose that three critical amino acids in the active site of a specific enzyme are phenylalanine, methionine, and valine. Which of the characteristics would you predict the substrate to possess in order to bind the active site of this enzyme? Refer to the figure shown. If you have trouble viewing the image, it depicts the following information Hydrophilic amino acids: (Acidic: Aspartic acid & glutamic acid), (Basic: lysine, arginine, histidine), (Polar: Asparagine, glutamine, serine, threonine) Hydrophobic amino acids: Alanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine Special amino acids: Glycine, Proline, Cysteine
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