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How is an enzyme able to speed up a chemical reaction?
Responses

by keeping the temperature constant during the reaction
by keeping the temperature constant during the reaction

by changing the pH of the system in which the reaction takes place
by changing the pH of the system in which the reaction takes place

by lowering the energy required to start the reaction
by lowering the energy required to start the reaction

by altering the structure of the substrate in the chemical reaction
by altering the structure of the substrate in the chemical reaction

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
by lowering the energy required to start the reaction

Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed reactions by stabilizing the transition state and lowering the activation energy, increasing the reaction rate without being consumed or changing the reaction equilibrium.