How are enzymes important to chemical reactions in cells?

Answer 1

Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body. They aid in processes like digestion. They break down proteins into amino acids and carbohydrates into sugars. Enzymes usually have the suffix -ase. Sucrase, for example breaks down sucrose into glucose and fructose. Urease breaks down urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide.

Answer 2

Enzymes are biological catalysts - they are very important because they speed up chemical reactions. Without enzymes, some of the processes vital for life would not progress at a rate fast enough to sustain life.

Answer 3

Enzymes affect the reactions in living cells by changing the....?

Answer 4

They catalyze the reaction.