active site

Introduction

Components of an enzyme that make contact with substrate to directly participate in catalysis.

More general terms

• peptide motif
• binding site
• cytoplasmic motif

More specific terms

• calponin homology domain (CH domain)
• catalytic domain
• charge relay system
• cofactor-binding site
• DEAD/H ATP helicase or DEAD/H box
• HC motif
• OAR domain
• QACQG
• QACRG
• sec7 domain