they lower the activation energy needed to undergo the reaction, and as a result, push forward the equilibrium between products and reactants towards products or somethin like that... gotta take biochem next semester
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OXYGEN THAT YOU INHALE IS USED TO BREAK THE C-C AND C-H BONDS IN FATS AND SUGARS, FORMING THE STRONGER BONDS OF WATER AND CO2. THE LIBERATED ENERGY IS USED TO MAINTAIN BODY TEMPERATURE, POWER YOUR ENZYMES, AND SYNTHESIZE ATP, THE BODY'S PREMIUM FUEL. THIS HAS BEEN A HOT TEN SECONDS OF BIOCHEMISTRY.