Can anyone on here explain to me what the lock and key method in science is please?

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  1. Gue

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    Cheers


    no daft posts please
     
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  2. Gue

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    did it in Biology at College, few years back

    its summat to do with enzymes

    hope that helps
     
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  3. Gue

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    r cheers cant seem to find anything on net...

    i know its got summart to do with catalysts too and all that B*ll*cks
     
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  5. Gue

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    Sound!!!

    Cheers Cazi love, just what i was looking for.
     
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    Catalists - takes part in a chemical reaction but isn't consumed by it.
     
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    The substrate fits a particular enzyme, like a key fits a particular lock. The coursework wants you to point out that if the shape of of the enzymes active site changes via denaturing the enzyme won't be able to change the substrate to the product, like a key no longer fitting the lock.

    I think :pff

    I only handed mine in to Elton other day and he had a bit of a go at me :pff
     
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  9. Gue

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    more importantly, a catalyst speeds up a reaction
     
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