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Record 1 2011-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

Term used to describe the tripartite combination of enzyme-cofactor-substrate, the active form involved in many enzyme reactions.

CONT

In random bisubstrate reactions, either substrate may bind to the enzyme first, indicating that the ternary complex (also called the central complex) ... can be formed equally well in two different ways.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Complexe mettant en jeu la molécule d'enzyme et l'ensemble des substrats participant à une réaction d'une part, la molécule d'enzyme et l'ensemble des produits de cette même réaction d'autre part.

CONT

Dans les réactions à deux substrats répondant au mécanisme de fixation au hasard, l'un ou l'autre substrat peut se fixer en premier sur l'enzyme, ce qui indique que le complexe ternaire (aussi appelé complexe central) peut se former de deux façons différentes.

Spanish

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