Identify the Effect of the Following on the Activity of Maltase

question 10

Multiple Choice

Identify the effect of the following on the activity of maltase, an enzyme that hydrolyzes maltose.
-one theory that accounts for the unusual specificity of an enzyme

• A)cofactor
• B)lock-and-key theory
• C)enzyme-substrate complex
• D)active site
• E)coenzyme

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