By adding more substance that the enzyme is acting upon, it forces that enzyme to be faster in order to complete the process.
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You can speed up an enzyme reaction by increasing the temperature, raising the substrate concentration, or maintaining an optimal pH for the enzyme. Additionally, using enzyme cofactors or coenzymes can also enhance the reaction rate.
Yes, enzymes are not consumed in a chemical reaction. They act as catalysts, speeding up the reaction without being altered or used up in the process. This allows enzymes to be used repeatedly.
No, a substrate is the molecule that the enzyme acts upon to catalyze a reaction. Enzymes are proteins that function as biological catalysts, helping to speed up chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy.
Enzymes speed up the chemical reactions because when it forms a complex with its substrates, it reduces the activation energy that the reaction needs to proceed. Remember that the reaction itself is not altered, only the rate of reaction, and that the enzyme is not used or altered in the reactions.
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After an enzyme performs its function, it can be reused to catalyze the same reaction repeatedly. Enzymes are not consumed or altered during the reaction, so they can continue to work until they are degraded or denatured.