Explain why the tertiary structure of proteins is important for metabolic reactions

Enzymes are proteinsEnzymes catalyse biological reactionsThe specific, 3-D shape of the tertiary structure affects that shape of the active siteThe active site needs to be a specific shape in order to be complementary to the shape of the substateForms an enzyme-substate complexThis is what catalyses the reaction

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