Different enzymes catalyze the same reaction in opposite directions
Is it true that different enzymes catalyze the same reaction in opposite directions?
Enzyme-catalyzed reactions are reversible by the laws of thermodynamics, meaning the same enzyme can catalyze a reaction in either direction depending on substrate and product concentrations.
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The claim is a fundamental, textbook principle of enzyme kinetics and chemical thermodynamics (microscopic reversibility). It is common knowledge in biochemistry that enzymes accelerate reactions in both the forward and reverse directions.
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The claim is a fundamental, textbook principle of enzyme kinetics and chemical thermodynamics (microscopic reversibility). It is common knowledge in biochemistry that enzymes accelerate reactions in both the forward and reverse directions.
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