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So, I know that enzymes are not consumed in the reactions they catalyze, and that they catalyze these reactions by lowering the activation energy. So, in an uncatalyzed reaction, more energy is required to "kick off" the reaction, resulting in the same overall change in free energy. I'm just sort of confused as to how this happens, is the enzyme-substrate1-substrate2 transition state just a lower energy state than the substrate1-substrate2 state?
Also, I read in my Biology textbook that bond strain was one of the ways that enzymes can catalyze a reaction, but enzymes don't contribute any energy. Doesn't the enzyme putting physical strain on a substrate require energy? Where does that come from?
Also, I read in my Biology textbook that bond strain was one of the ways that enzymes can catalyze a reaction, but enzymes don't contribute any energy. Doesn't the enzyme putting physical strain on a substrate require energy? Where does that come from?