Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134580999
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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How do enzymes speed up reactions?  What is the active site of an enzyme and what does it do?  If an enzyme speeds up the forward reaction, then what does it do to the reverse reaction? 

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Enzymes are economical biocatalysts and help to increases the rate of a chemical reaction. In the process, they do not undergo a change and the whole enzyme can be recovered as such.

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