Chemistry
How Enzymes Lower Activation Energy in Biological Reactions
Quick fact
Enzymes can lower activation energy by 10 to 100 kJ/mol, accelerating reactions by factors of up to 10^17 – that's like compressing a billion years into a second.
Why this is interesting
Your body digests food in minutes, but in a lab that same reaction could take hours. How do tiny protein machines speed up reactions by millions of times without being consumed?