What is an enzyme? State three properties of enzymes.

An enzyme is a biological catalyst, almost always a protein, that speeds up a specific biochemical reaction without itself being used up. Enzymes are highly specific to their substrate, work best at a particular pH and temperature and are denatured outside that range, and are needed in very small amounts.

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Explanation

The lock-and-key and induced fit models both explain their specificity.