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Why Do Enzymes Only Initiate Specific Reactions?
All enzymes are compatible with the substances that they

affect. They locate and adhere to a compatible substance in a
most conscious manner, just like a key and a lock, within a com-
plex three-dimensional geometry. Enzymes resemble hunters
that, located throughout the body, wait for the appropriate sub-

stance. They are all in the correct place, well suited to their own
design and properties, and avoid harmful environments or
those that will render them ineffective. The way that they as-

sume such responsibilities as initiating or accelerating all reac-
tions requires separate consideration.
In the absence of any obstructive factor, enzymes initiate
and accelerate all of the body’s reactions. This leads to the ex-

cess production of a particular protein, for instance, or to the
disruption of various balances inside the cell. Thus, the cell reg-
ulates the enzyme’s activities by “deciding” that its activities

need to be halted and then “distracting” the enzyme with extra-
ordinary consciousness and planning. To do this, it sends a sub-
stance similar to that to which the enzyme normally attaches
itself and thus prevents unnecessary activity for a certain

amount of time. As this imitative substance needs to compete
with the real substance to attract the enzyme, this process of ob-
structing the enzyme is known as “competitive inhibition.” As a

result, the enzyme’s activities are temporarily halted until the
product formed is reduced to a specific level.
Such phenomena cannot be glossed over in a single read-
ing. First and foremost, recall that educated, conscious, and re-
sponsible human beings do not make the above calculations,

take decisions, and put the plans into action; rather, all of this is