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The part of a protein that must be maintained in a specific shape if the protein is to be functional, for example, the part to which the substrate binds in an enzyme or, resp., the part of an enzyme where the actual enzymatic function is performed.
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Nahler, G. (2009). active site. In: Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Medicine. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-89836-9_19
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