Which statement about enzymes is incorrect?

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Which statement about enzymes is incorrect?

Enzymes can either speed up or slow down a chemical reaction.
Enzymes are not used up during the chemical reaction in which they are involved.
Enzymes are proteins that are capable of reducing the activation energy.
There are enzymes that interact with one enantiomer, but not the other.

2007-10-15 05:35:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

2 answers

Enzymes are catalysts, so they can only speed up chemical reactions, never slow it down.

2007-10-15 05:48:44 · answer #1 · answered by William Q 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Enzymes are not used up during the chemical reaction in which they are involved.

2007-10-15 06:00:43 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋