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Yuri [45]
3 years ago
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Proteins act as what in cells to control reactions

Biology
1 answer:
Damm [24]3 years ago
5 0

The answer is; catalyst

These proteins are called enzymes. They work by lowering the activation energy of reactants and hence speed up the biochemical reaction. They are not affected in the process hence one enzyme molecule can catalyze many reactions. An example of such an enzyme is carbonic anhydrase that enables carbon dioxide to dissolve in blood plasma as carbonic acid.


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