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What Is an Enzyme? For now, let's focus
on n. Within the enormous
number of proteins in our
bodies, a surprisingly large
percentage of them are
used to advance chemical
reactions.
n Advance chemical reactions.
In other words, advancing chemical
reactions is one of the most
important jobs that proteins have.
For example, let's look at Another
the chemical reaction that protein
happens when a person
drinks alcohol.
A protein
alcohol
Liver Heave Heave
metabolism ho! ho!
metabolism
alcohol Chemical Acetaldehyde Chemical Acetate
reaction reaction
Enzymes Advance
chemical reactions!
Enzymes! We discussed enzymes
Sounds briefly when we
familiar,
but I can't were talking about
remember fat accumulation
(see page 112).
why...
A protein that And yet...
advances chemical That's not all
reactions like this
enzymes can do.
is called...
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An enzyme or
an enzyme
protein.
