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Enzymes

July 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · University

Enzymes
- act as biological catalysts, increasing the rate of reaction (of chemical reactions), but not being affected by the reaction
- the catalytic ability of an enzyme is related to the structure of the particular protein, and so can only catalyse a limited number of reactions
- active site – the specific cleft/indentation on an enzyme’s area [...]

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