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Enzyme-substrate complex

Enzyme-substrate complex --> binary complex

a noncovalent complex of two molecules; often referring to the enzyme-substrate complex in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction.

Compare: central complex, Michaelis complex.

Synonym: enzyme-substrate complex.


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