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Chapter 6, Problem 2TY
Enzymes speed up reactions by
- a. providing chemical energy to fuel a reaction.
- b. lowering the activation energy necessary to initiate a reaction.
- c. causing an endergonic reaction to become an exergonic reaction.
- d. substituting for one of the reactants necessary for a reaction.
- e. none of the above.
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