carboxypeptidase
enzyme
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coordination compounds
- In coordination compound: Coordination compounds in nature
…metal complexes (metalloenzymes); for example, carboxypeptidase, a hydrolytic enzyme important in digestion, contains a zinc ion coordinated to several amino acid residues of the protein. Another enzyme, catalase, which is an efficient catalyst for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, contains iron
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induced-fit binding
- In protein: The induced-fit theory
…case of the digestive enzyme carboxypeptidase, for example, the binding of the substrate causes a tyrosine molecule at the active site to move by as much as 15 angstroms. The catalytic groups at the active site react with the substrate to form products. The products separate from the enzyme surface,…
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