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1. Enzymatic Function

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   The active site is a three-dimensional cleft or pocket within the enzyme structure where substrate binding and catalysis occur. Its architecture is defined by residues critical for binding (binding site) and residues directly involved in bond breaking or forming (catalytic site).
   Specificity, the ability of an enzyme to select only one or a limited set of substrates, is…