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Why are enzymes essential in cellular metabolism? so first of all, to answer this question, let's remember what enzymes do.
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We say that enzymes have this function where they act as catalysts.
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And let's remember what catalysts do.
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Why we like enzymes in any chemical reaction? because if you've got a catalyst, it means your reaction is actually going to happen quicker.
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So you could see this red line showing you what this reaction would need to happen without a catalyst.
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You could see that you would need a whole lot more activation energy to actually get your reaction going and get to your product.
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But if you look at that purple dotted line, it shows you what would happen with a catalyst, with an enzyme.
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And that reaction is going to happen with a lot less energy needing to be put into.
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It and you're going to get to your product a lot faster.
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So we say catalysts, enzymes reduce the amount of energy needed to start a reaction so the reactions can happen faster...