alleryStart learning →Activation energy is the energy gap between the substrate and what?
AThe final product
BThe transition state
CThe free enzyme
DThe bound cofactor
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The transition state
It is the difference between the average energy of the substrate and that of the higher energy transition state.
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