The enzyme glucose oxidase binds the 6-carbon sugar glucose and catalyzes its conversion to glucono-1,5-lactone.Mannose is also a 6-carbon sugar,but glucose oxidase cannot bind mannose.The specificity of glucose oxidase is based on the

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The specificity of an enzyme is based on its three-dimensional shape and structure of the active site. The active site has a specific shape that only allows certain substrates to bind and be catalyzed. In this case, glucose oxidase has a specific active site that only allows glucose to bind and be converted to glucono-1,5-lactone, but not mannose.

The Enzyme Glucose Oxidase Binds the 6-Carbon Sugar Glucose and Catalyzes