A reaction rearranges atoms into new molecules — but first the reactants must get over an energy hill. Watch the reaction run, then flip on an enzyme and see the hill shrink so it happens far faster.
Synthesis reaction
Synthesisbuild up a bigger molecule
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📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
Chemical Reactions & Enzymes — OpenStax, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)