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ofa
chemicalreactionwithoutitselfbeingchangedbythereaction.Enzymescatalyzechemicalreact
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inlivingorganisms.Thosethatworkinsideoflivingcellsarecalledintracellularenzymeswhil
ethose
thatworkoutsidelivingcellsarecalledextracellularenzymes.Thesubstancesonwhichenzymes
act
toform productsarecalledsubstrates.Thepartofanenzymewherethesubstratefitsduringan
enzyme-catalyzedreactioniscalledtheactivesitewhiletheotherpartsoftheenzymearecalled
allostericsites.Atypicalenzyme-catalyzedreactionmayberepresentedasfollowen this
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