The Portion of an Enzyme to Which Substrates Bind Is

Question

The portion of an enzyme to which substrates bind is referred to as the
A) substrate complex.
B) active site.
C) catalytic site.
D) junction of van der Waals forces.

Accepted Answer

The active site of an enzyme is the specific region where substrates bind and catalysis occurs. The other options are not correct - substrate complex refers to the enzyme-substrate interaction as a whole, the catalytic site is not a separate part of the enzyme, and van der Waals forces are a type of non-covalent interaction that helps hold the enzyme together but is not specific to substrate binding.