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Question

The induced-fit model of enzyme action was proposed by:

Options

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Explanation

Daniel Koshland is the accurate response regarding enzymatic activity or regulation described in this question. Enzymes are biological catalysts that accelerate reactions by lowering activation energy through specific substrate binding and transition state stabilization. In the context of Enzymes Basics, Daniel Koshland plays a specific catalytic or regulatory role determined by its active site configuration and mechanism of action. The other options (Emil Fischer, Michaelis and Menten, and Linus Pauling) are either different enzymes with distinct substrate specificities, act through different mechanisms, or are involved in separate metabolic pathways.