Question

Which of these statements is false regarding transition states in enzymatic reactions?

(a) They are more unstable than products

(b) They have high energy

(c) They have a lower energy than both substrate and product

(d) An enzyme-substrate complex is formed during this period

The question was posed to me in an interview for job.

This interesting question is from Biomolecules topic in portion Biomolecules of Biology – Class 11

Answer 1

Right option is (c) They have a lower energy than both substrate and product

The best I can explain: The transition state occurs during an enzymatic reaction when the substrate binds to the enzyme molecule in order to be converted into a product, via the production of a high energy enzyme-substrate complex.