Question

Nutritional deficiency causes

• A. The enzyme can bind to substrates of only one shape
• B. Substrates can change the shape of the active site
• C. There is a competition between different substrates to bind to the active site
• D. There is a change in the shape of the active site after binding to the substrate

Answer 1

The correct option is A

The enzyme can bind to substrates of only one shape

Nutritional deficiency causes malnutrition. The symptoms may be generic like fatigue and weakness or they can be specific due to the deficiency of a specific nutrient. For example, deficiency of vitamin A causes night blindness.