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The enzymatic reaction starts with the binding of the substrate to the enzyme. When the substrate approaches to the active site of enzyme, the electrostatic microenvironment in the substrate-binding region changes to make the reaction proceeds to form the final products.
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Yoo, Y.J., Feng, Y., Kim, Y.H., Yagonia, C.F.J. (2017). Specificity of Enzymes. In: Fundamentals of Enzyme Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1026-6_10
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