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  1. catalyze
    spark or trigger a rapid change
    Enzymes (play /ˈɛnzaɪmz/) are proteins that catalyze (i.e., increase or decrease the rates of) chemical reactions.[1][2]
  2. enzymatic
    of or relating to or produced by an enzyme
    In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process are called substrates, and they are converted into different molecules, called the products.
  3. enzyme
    a complex protein produced by cells that acts as a catalyst
    Enzymes (play /ˈɛnzaɪmz/) are proteins that catalyze (i.e., increase or decrease the rates of) chemical reactions.[1][2]
  4. ribosome
    a particle in a cell that helps synthesize proteins
    A few RNA molecules called ribozymes also catalyze reactions, with an important example being some parts of the ribosome.[4][5]
  5. molecule
    the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
    In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process are called substrates, and they are converted into different molecules, called the products.
  6. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
    Like all catalysts, enzymes work by lowering the activation energy (Ea‡) for a reaction, thus dramatically increasing the rate of the reaction.
  7. biochemical
    involving chemical processes in living organisms
    Enzymes are known to catalyze about 4,000 biochemical reactions.[3]
  8. inhibitor
    a substance that slows or stops an activity
    Inhibitors are molecules that decrease enzyme activity; activators are molecules that increase activity.
  9. reaction
    an idea evoked by some experience
    Enzymes (play /ˈɛnzaɪmz/) are proteins that catalyze (i.e., increase or decrease the rates of) chemical reactions.[1][2]
  10. biological
    pertaining to life and living things
    Almost all processes in a biological cell need enzymes to occur at significant rates.
  11. synthesis
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
    Some enzymes are used commercially, for example, in the synthesis of antibiotics.
  12. cell
    the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
    Almost all processes in a biological cell need enzymes to occur at significant rates.
  13. chemical
    produced by reactions involving atomic or molecular changes
    Enzymes (play /ˈɛnzaɪmz/) are proteins that catalyze (i.e., increase or decrease the rates of) chemical reactions.[1][2]
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