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How does the temperature affect the actions of enzymes upon their substrates? Are there any other factors that could affect these actions on the substrates?

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The expert determines how temperature affects the actions of enzymes upon their substrates.

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Temperature affects enzyme function in a number of ways. First, temperature is a measure of the kinetic energy of molecules meaning that the higher the temperature the more times enzyme and substrate will find each other. The increase in collisions increases the number of times that the substrate and enzyme will find each other. Enzymes have a ...

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