Physical and chemical reactions occur when you eat a physical reaction occurs when your mouth starts chewing the food, your mouth has saliva in it that mixes with food to break it down. Enzymes in the saliva that process, which of the following does not define anzyme

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Physical and chemical reactions occur when you eat a physical reaction occurs when your mouth starts chewing the food, your mouth has saliva in it that mixes with food to break it down.  Enzymes in the saliva that process, which of the following does not define anzyme 
Acts of a catalyst
Specialized protein 
Slows down chemical reactions
Speeds up chemical reactions

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The statement that does not define an enzyme is "Slows down chemical reactions."

Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions in the body by lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to occur. They are specialized proteins that facilitate various biochemical processes.