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O-LevelBiologyEnzymes5090/11 · Oct/Nov 2014 · Q41 Mark

The diagram illustrates the 'lock and key' hypothesis of enzyme action. What are the enzyme, product and substrate in this reaction?

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Aenzyme: W, product: X, substrate: Y and Z
Benzyme: W, product: Y and Z, substrate: X
Cenzyme: X, product: W, substrate: Y and Z
Denzyme: X, product: Y and Z, substrate: W

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B: enzyme: W, product: Y and Z, substrate: X

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Enzymes, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2014 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 4.

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