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The lock and key model goes by the premise that there is a specific enzyme for each substrate. Which would mean there is an absurd amount of enzymes. Each of the active sites are perfectly shaped to fit the substrate, and thus there is only one enzyme that fits each substrate. It can thus perfectly stress the bonds of its particular substrate. However, the fact that so many enzymes would have to exist led to a revision of this particular model to the induced fit model.
This model takes more of a "glove and hand" approach, whereby the enzyme is roughly shaped like the substrate, and once one enters its active site it will shape itself around it. Making slight modifications in form until its active site fits the substrate. Once this has occurred it can once again stress the bonds of the substrate speeding up the reaction. With this model one enzyme can "fit" multiple substrates, thus reducing the number of enzymes needed.
Thank you again to my biology teacher for teaching me everything I know about this!
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