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Jan 25, 2018

Enzymes are very efficient catalysts for biochemical reactions.

Explanation:

Enzymes are molecules that are typically made up of proteins. They significantly speed up the rate of all chemical reactions that take place within cells. Such chemical reactions include digestion and metabolism.
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Jan 26, 2018

The basic role of enzyme is to increase the rate of a biochemical reaction by decreasing the activation energy.

Explanation:

Enzymes are actually catalytic proteins which work as biological catalysts. They speed up several biochemical reactions by reducing the energy which the reactants need to overcome in order to start a specific reaction. And this energy is called activation energy.

In a nutshell:
Enzymes lower activation energy which helps the reactants to be transformed into products in less than normal time. Consequently, rate or speed of reaction is increased.
http://njms2.umdnj.edu/biochweb/education/bioweb/PreK2010/EnzymeProperties

By doing so, enzymes catalyze or speed up a lot of biochemical reactions taking place in our bodies and hence render us to be alive.

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