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Chemical reactions are essential to the function of the human body. Many of these reactions would not occur without the presence of substances called enzymes.

Describe enzymes and give an example that shows their importance in the human body.​

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Step-by-step explanation:

enzymes are biological catalysts that increase the rate of reaction without being used up in the reaction process.

this is done by providing an alternative route to the reaction progress that'll require a lower activation energy.

example - digestive enzyme Amylase, is used to breakdown sugars into glucose for cellular respiration.

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