Active site
Active site | The active site is the part of an enzyme to which a substrate binds in order to carry out a catalysed reaction. The part of an enzyme to which a substrate binds during a biochemical reaction, the enzymes active site is determined by the three dimensional conformation of polypeptide chains, which govern the degree of substrate specificity and susceptibility to inhibition.
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