lowers the activation energy needed to form the product.
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| Enzymes are catalysts that have an active site to which particular reactants (substrates) fit, like a hand in a glove. |
An enzyme and its substrate(s) bind tightly, forming an enzyme-substrate complex
that lowers the activation energy needed to form the product.
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A chemical reaction occurs within the active site,
forming the product,
which is released. The enzyme is free to work again.
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