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Who proposed Lock and key hypothesis to explain the mechanism of enzymatic action?

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Fischer
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Jacob
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Koshland
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Sumner
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Solution

The correct option is A Fischer
There are two theories about the mode of enzyme action (i) Lock and Key Theory or Template Theory given by Emil Fischer and (ii) Induced Fit Theory given by Koshland.

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