Enzymes are Proteins that increase the rates of chemical reactions in Cells.
Virtually ALL cellular reactions require an enzyme to occur fast enough to be useful (essential for life)
Chemical Reactions
Enzymes increase the rate of chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy requires for a reaction to occur.
Components
- Active Site: the part of the enzyme where substrates interact/bind
- this has a specific shape
- and forms many noncovalent bonds with substrates
