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Alexxx [7]
2 years ago
8

Why will the enzyme sucrase only act on sucrose and not bind to other disaccharides, such as maltose?​

Biology
1 answer:
tamaranim1 [39]2 years ago
7 0

Answer: Because of its specificity.

Sucrase is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose to glucose and fructose.

Explanation:

Enzymes are substances that catalyze biological reactions. Enzymes are specific that is they have the ability to bind with a selected substrate to catalyze a particular reaction. They have active sites which are specifically made for the binding of a particular substrate to elicit catalysis. Sucrose is a disaccharide made up of a glucose and fructose joined together while maltose is a disaccharide made up of two glucose molecules. Therefore, maltose will not be able to bind to the active site of sucrase due to its structure.

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