Enzymes

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what is the defintion of a catalyst?
a substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without undergoing any change itself
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what is the definition of substrate?
a molecule that is acted on by an enzyme
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what is the defintion of enzyme?
a substance produced by a living organism that acts a catalyst for biochemical reactions.
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what is the definition of an active site?
an area on an enzyme where a substrate molecule fits and is specific to one substrate only.
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what is the defintion of a catalyst?
hich increases the rate of a chemical reaction without undergoing any change itself
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a molecule that is acted on by an enzyme

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what is the definition of substrate?

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a substance produced by a living organism that acts a catalyst for biochemical reactions.

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an area on an enzyme where a substrate molecule fits and is specific to one substrate only.

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hich increases the rate of a chemical reaction without undergoing any change itself

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