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What property of chemical reactions is lowered by enzymes, enabling them to proceed rapidly?

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Catalysts lower the activation energy for reactions. The lower the activation energy for a reaction, the faster the rate. Thus enzymes speed up reactions by lowering activation energy. Many enzymes change shape when substrates bind.

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