During Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions the Reactant Is Called the?

The chemical reactants to which an enzyme binds are called the enzyme's substrates. There may be one or more substrates, depending on the particular chemical reaction. In some reactions, a single reactant substrate is broken down into multiple products.

What is a reactant called in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?

We will consider the mechanism of carbonic anhydrase catalysis in Chapter 9. Enzymes are highly specific both in the reactions that they catalyze and in their choice of reactants, which are called substrates. An enzyme usually catalyzes a single chemical reaction or a set of closely related reactions.

What are the reactants in catalyzed reactions called?

The reactant in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction is called a substrate.