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Chem Rxns & Enzymes
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemical Reaction | Process that changes, or transforms, one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals |
| Reactant | Elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction |
| Product | Elements or compounds produced by a chemical reaction |
| Activation Energy | Energy that is needed to get a reaction started |
| Catalyst | Substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction |
| Enzyme | Protein catalyst that speeds up the rate of specific biological reactions |
| Substrate | reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction |