F
• Enzymes are proteins that increase the rate of reaction by lowering the energy o
U •
activation
They catalyze nearly all chemical reactions taking place in the cells of the body -
biological catalysts
N • Enzymes have unique three-dimensional shapes that fit the shapes of reactans
(substrates)
C
• Enzymes are proteins that increase the rate of reaction by lowering the energy o
U •
activation
They catalyze nearly all chemical reactions taking place in the cells of the body -
biological catalysts
N • Enzymes have unique three-dimensional shapes that fit the shapes of reactans
(substrates)
C
