A Good Transition-State Analog

question 8

Multiple Choice

A good transition-state analog:

• A) binds covalently to the enzyme.
• B) binds to the enzyme more tightly than the substrate.
• C) binds very weakly to the enzyme.
• D) is too unstable to isolate.
• E) must be almost identical to the substrate.

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