enzymes
Enzymes are biological molecules that help to speed up chemical reactions in living organisms by serving as catalysts. They play a crucial role in various biological processes, such as digestion, metabolism, and DNA replication.
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Related Concepts (25)
- activation energy
- active site
- allosteric regulation
- amylase
- catalysts
- coenzymes
- cofactors
- competitive inhibition
- enzyme denaturation
- enzyme inhibition
- enzyme kinetics
- enzyme regulation
- enzyme structure
- enzyme-assisted reactions
- enzyme-substrate complex
- glycogenolysis
- induced fit model
- lock-and-key model
- maltose
- non-competitive inhibition
- pancreas
- ph optima
- starch
- substrate specificity
- temperature optima