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substrate
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substrate /sub·strate/ (sub´strāt)
1. a substance upon which an enzyme acts.
2. a neutral substance containing a nutrient solution.
3. a surface upon which a different material is deposited or adhered, usually in a coating or layer.

sub·strate (sbstrt)
n.
1. The material or substance on which an enzyme acts.
2. A surface on which an organism grows or is attached.

substrate
[sub′strāt]
Etymology: L, sub + stratum, layer
a chemical acted on and changed by an enzyme in a chemical reaction.

substrate
any substance upon which an enzyme acts.

substrate binding site
part of the active site of an enzyme which includes the amino acid residues that come into contact with the substrate.
substrate specificity
range of substrates that can be catalytically converted to product by an enzyme.
suicide substrate

substrate
Psychiatry The mental and/or emotional basis on which a particular response occurs. See Suicide substrate.


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