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To define: The catalytic activity of enzymes is important to ensure and regulate cellular
Introduction: Enzyme is a biological molecule. In the human body, enzymes assist to accelerate or speed up the
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Enzymes regulate all the biochemical reactions that happen in living cells. Most of these reactions do not occur at a significant rate in the absence of activation of enzymes. Thus, enzymes catalyze all the characteristics of cellular metabolism. It includes digestion of large molecules of nutrient. For example, carbohydrate, proteins, lipids break down into smaller molecules, transformation, and production of energy that leads to the formation of large molecules, which is significant for the cell variability. Thus, the catalytic activity of the enzyme is essential in regulating the metabolism of the cells.
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