(a) Describe how enzymes work, both structurally and energetically. (b) Explain the similarities...
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(a) Describe how enzymes work, both structurally and energetically.
(b) Explain the similarities and differences between competitive and allosteric inhibition.
Enzymes:
Enzymes are specialized proteins that catalyze, or speed up, chemical reactions in living organisms. Enzymes play important roles in carrying out the metabolic processes that break down food for energy or build up complex molecules from simpler ones.
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View this answer(a) Enzymes catalyze chemical reactions, causing them to occur much more rapidly than they would with no enzyme present. Structurally, enzymes bind to...
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