Active Site Definition

Active Site Sentence Examples

• The plots show the ligand's Trp 252 residue nestling in the highly hydrophobic specificity pocket of the enzyme's active site.

• Two aspartate residues participate in acid/base catalysis at the active site.

• Difference electron density for a molecule of AMPPNP is observed in the kinase active site cleft.

• Although the active site of ASV integrase does not undergo significant conformational changes on binding the required metal cofactor, that of HIV-1 does.

• Characterisation of a novel methanol dehydrogenase containing a Ba 2+ ion at the active site.