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Title: How does the enzyme catalyze the matters? Post by: 06Ralph on Jun 13, 2012 I wanna know how the enzyme catalyzes the matters like protein or some carbohydrate(for example,starch) and so on?
I mean how they react? Title: How does the enzyme catalyze the matters? Post by: smile on Jun 13, 2012 Enzyme decreases the activation energy. The matters react with enzyme with lower activation energy. So, the reaction is faster than without enzyme existed. In the end of the reaction, enzyme re-formed.
Title: How does the enzyme catalyze the matters? Post by: smilan on Jun 13, 2012 There isn`t one answer to your question. But generally enzymes have a specific shape (tertiary structure of protein) which due to side groups at the active site can weaken the bond in question by electrostatic attractions/repulsions so as to lower activation energy.
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