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Biology

Enzyme Catalysis

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Some enzymes can accelerate reactions by a factor of 10^17—that's 100 quadrillion times faster than the uncatalyzed reaction.

Why this is interesting

Your body digests food in minutes, but the same reactions would take years without a special helper. How do these molecular machines work so fast?