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What Are Biological Catalysts and How Do Enzymes Work?

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Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions in living organisms They lower the activation energy required for reactions to occur, allowing substrates to react faster Examples of biological catalysts include proteases, lipases, and DNA Polymerase Enzyme action involves substrates finding the active site, binding, and forming the product Factors affecting enzyme activity include temperature, pH level, enzyme concentration, and inhibitors such as competitive and non-competitive inhibitors
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