How Do Enzymes Speed Up Chemical Reaction

Enzymes are catalysts in cells that help speed up any chemical reaction that happens within the cell. Enzymes can be identified as either protein or RNA, most reactions that happen on the biological level are due to proteins. Certain enzyme activity requires coenzymes. Coenzymes assist the enzyme by transporting electrons (redox reactions), or adding groups to substrates. Before vitamins can interact with enzymes they must be converted into coenzymes themselves. (Cooper GM. 2000)

The way enzymes speed up chemical reactions is by lowering the activation energy required. Activation energy is the amount of energy that is needed to begin a chemical reaction. The process of how the enzyme works is as followed. Enzymes have a groove which is made