Enzyme: Enzymes are organic catalysts produced by living organisms.

Hence they are not destroyed during an enzyme action. In other words, they are regenerated at the end of the reaction. They can only speed up the reaction but cant initiate the reaction. They speed up the reaction by 10 7 to 1014 times. METABOLISM The sum total of all the enzymatic reactions occurring in the cell is collectively called as metabolism. The reaction sequence occurring with in organisms in an orderly and regulated way are known as metabolic pathways and the compounds formed as a result of metabolism are called metabolites. Reactions comprising the total metabolism of any cell can be broadly divided into two phases- catabolism and anabolism. Catabolism refers to the reactions involving the degradation or breakdown of various complex molecules to smaller and simpler molecules. The chemical energy of metabolites is conserved in the form of ATP. Anabolism refers to all the reactions involving synthesis of various molecules from smaller and simpler precursor molecules. This process requires the input of chemical energy in the form of ATP.