Which one is the rate-limiting step in the oxidation of xenobiotics?

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The enzyme-substrate complex combines with a molecule of oxygen forming a ternary complex

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Binding of the substrate to Fe3+

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Electron transfer from NADPH to the above complex

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The enzyme-substrate complex combines with a molecule of oxygen forming a ternary complex

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Ternary complex gains an electron from the NADPH

1.	Which one is the rate-limiting step in the oxidation of xenobiotics?
A.	Binding of the substrate to Fe<sup>3+</sup>
B.	Electron transfer from NADPH to the above complex
C.	The enzyme-substrate complex combines with a molecule of oxygen forming a ternary complex
D.	Ternary complex gains an electron from the NADPH
Answer» C. The enzyme-substrate complex combines with a molecule of oxygen forming a ternary complex

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