biochemistry 412 enzyme kinetics i march 29 th, 2005

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Enzymes Are Uniquely Powerful Catalysts Enzymes are proteins that can accelerate biochemical reactions often by factors of 10 6 to ! This is much higher than chemical catalysts. Enzymes can be extremely specific in terms of reaction substrates and products. Enzymes catalyze reactions under mild conditions (e.g. pH 7.4, 37ºC). The catalytic activities of many enzymes can be regulated by allosteric effectors.