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Enzyme

Definition

An enzyme is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst to speed up chemical reactions in cells.

Related terms

Catalyst: A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.

Protein: Large molecules composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order; the order is determined by the base sequence of nucleotides in the gene coding for the protein.

Active Site: The specific region on an enzyme where substrate binds and catalysis takes place or where chemical reaction occurs.

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Subjects (3)

  • AP Biology

  • Anatomy & Physiology

  • Organic Chemistry

Study guides (1)

  • AP Chemistry - 5.3 Concentration Changes Over Time

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