Biology A-Level
active sites and binding sites
What active sites and binding sites means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Sites whose tertiary structure must stay complementary to the substrate, or whose variable regions form specific antigen-binding sites complementary to a single antigen.
Topics that use active sites and binding sites
- General properties of proteins (AQA A-Level)
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