Biology 1202B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Activation Energy, Enzyme, Systematic Chaos

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3. 5 the role of enzymes in biological reactions. 3. 5a the activation energy of a reaction represents a kinetic barrier formed. For chemical reactions to occur, established bonds need to be broken and new bonds need to be. Activation energy: the initial energy investment required to start a reaction. Molecules that gain the necessary activation energy occupy the transition state. Activation energy may result from the constant motion of molecules in the chemical reaction or an external molecule will supply the reactants with energy. 3. 5b enzymes accelerate reactions by reducing the activation energy. Catalyst: a chemical agent that speeds up the rate of a reaction without itself being chemically altered. Most common catalyst in biology are enzymes. Enzymes increase the rate of reaction by. They do not supply energy to a reaction. The rate at which enzymes catalyze reactions decreasing activation energy, which then lowers the transition state varies widely depending on the specifics of the enzyme and substrates involved.

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