what role do enzymes play in metabolism?

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anonymous · Answer

Someone on answers.com said that enzymes control all reactions in metabolism. But I found this website, http://www.ehow.com/about_6390077_role-enzymes-metabolism_.html that can maybe help you more.

anonymous · Answer

Enzymes are chemicals in saliva, or spit, that break down your food so that you can digest it without them you cant digest your food

thesmartone · Answer

They help break down glucose.

anonymous · Answer

generally speaking, they catalyse a metabolic reaction. They bring down the activation energy barrier and speed up the proces of product formation.

abhisar · Answer

Enzymes are bio catalysts. They play the role of catalysts in metabolic reactions.

thesmartone · Answer

@Abhisar answering the questions I answered when I was new here :P