Mechanism of enzyme action, illustration. Enzymes help chemical and biochemical reactions take place without being used up in the reaction. The exampl

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Mechanism of enzyme action, illustration. Enzymes help chemical and biochemical reactions take place without being used up in the reaction. The example shown here shows an enzyme (blue) binding to a reactant molecule (orange). The reactant breaks apart into two new molecules, but the enzyme is unchanged and is available to break up more reactant molecules. This illustration also shows how a reactant fits the shape of an enzyme binding site.

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Photo credit: © MAURIZIO DE ANGELIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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