Substrate (chemistry)
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In chemistry, a substrate is the chemical species being observed, which reacts with a reagent. This term is highly context-dependent.[1] In particular, in biochemistry, an enzyme substrate is the material upon which an enzyme acts.
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References [edit]
- ^ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "substrate".
