What are enzymes? What is the active site of an enzyme? What does the term substrate mean?
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They play a crucial role in speeding up the reaction rates by lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to occur. Enzymes are highly specific, meaning they only catalyze specific reactions involving particular substrates. This specificity is due to Show more…
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