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Enzymes are biological catalysts that lower the activation energy of chemical reactions, allowing them to proceed at a faster rate. This illustration depicts the process of enzyme catalysis. The ...
Enzymes lower the activation energy necessary to transform a reactant into a product. On the left is a reaction that is not catalyzed by an enzyme (red), and on the right is one that is (green).