Why does the enzyme Maltase catalyse only the hydrolysis of maltose.

The active site of the enzyme has a specific tertiary structure. The active site is complementary to the substrate maltose. Therefore only maltose may bind to the enzyme to form an enzyme-substrate complex.

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