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Enzymes are like molecular tools – they make a job easier and are then available to be used again. As an analogy, think about how much easier it is to do something like opening a can with a can opener (the enzyme in this scenario) vs. just bashing the can on a table.
The sort of jobs enzymes are doing are usually sticking two molecules together (e.g. to build something) or breaking a larger molecule into two smaller pieces (e.g. digesting food molecules). The enzyme makes these processes faster or possible when they’d be slow / impossible otherwise. Unlike the molecules the enzyme is acting on, the enzyme isn’t permanently changed by the process (so it’s ready to be used again and again).
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