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← Nature & AnimalsWhich consequence results when Luciferase's active site is denatured by heat?
A)ATP production rate will exponentially improve
B)Bioluminescence intensity is thereby decreased✓
C)Substrate specificity permanently is altered
D)Enzyme activation energy correspondingly decreases
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Reduced bioluminescence occurs due to enzymatic denaturing destroying the luciferase active site structure, disrupting its function; because the active site interaction isn't available with luciferin therefore electron transfer to light emission can't occur either via bioluminescence, rather than improved outcomes, under specific conditions.
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