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As has already been discussed (1), the efficiency and specificity of enzyme catalysis are currently interpreted as being due to a combination of factors, including:
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the interplay between the flexibility and the rigidity of the enzyme structure;
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the adaptation of the fluctuation time scale to the chemical reaction;
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the preparation of very specific transient species.
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Houben, J.L. (1989). Introduction to the Basic Concepts in Reaction Dynamics. In: Cooper, A., Houben, J.L., Chien, L.C. (eds) The Enzyme Catalysis Process. Progress in Mathematics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1607-8_18
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