Sign up for FlowVella
Sign up with FacebookAlready have an account? Sign in now
By registering you are agreeing to our
Terms of Service
Loading Flow



Enzyme activity
Enzymes:
Enzymes are globular proteins that act as biological catalysts. CATALYSTS are substances that regulate and accelerate the rate of biochemical reactions but are not used up or changed in those reactions.
So how do enzymes act like catalysts?
Every chemical reaction requires that a certain amount of energy, called activation energy, be absorbed to prime the reaction. The activation energy pushes the reactants to an energy level where their random collisions are forceful enough to ensure interaction. This is true regardless the overall reaction is ultimately energy absorbing or energy releasing.