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19. Why are receptors and substrates sometimes explained in terms of locks and keys? 26. Why is...

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19. Why are receptors and substrates sometimes explained interms of locks and keys?

26. Why is a drug

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19 Enzymes have specific active sites wich allow substrate to bind to them This active site has a unique geometrical shape that fits only the perfect substrate So the lock and key mechanism was provided where enzyme is the lock and substrate is the key So only a particular key can open the lock that is only a particular substrate can bind to the enzyme 26 Our body is actually chiral in nature so when we take a    See Answer
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