Question

In the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenylacetate by chymotrypsin all of the following are correct EXCEPT:
a. the first product is acetic acid.
b. an acetyl-enzyme intermediate forms during the mechanism.
c. attack of a water molecule on the acyl-enzyme intermediate yields the second product.
d. the active site contains a serine residue, an unprotonated histidine, and an unprotonated aspartate residue at pH 7.0 prior to binding the substrate.
e. none of the above.

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