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Acatalystisanysubstancethatspeedsuptherateof
a
chemicalreactionwithoutitselfbeingchangedbythereaction.Enzymescatalyzechemicalreact
ions
inlivingorganisms.Thosethatworkinsideoflivingcellsarecalledintracellularenzymeswhil
ethose
thatworkoutsidelivingcellsarecalledextracellularenzymes.Thesubstancesonwhichenzymes
act
toform productsarecalledsubstrates.Thepartofanenzymewherethesubstratefitsduringan
enzyme-catalyzedreactioniscalledtheactivesitewhiletheotherpartsoftheenzymearecalled
allostericsites.Atypicalenzyme-catalyzedreactionmayberepresentedasfollowdisplayed
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