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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It still baffles me how the activation energy can defined as absolutely X because of atomic energy levels defined by quantum mechanics. But then you have an enzyme show up and it's, weeelllll it can be much lower.

[–] john_lemmy@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Yes. That's what they do.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

No, sorry, enzymes do not defy quantum mechanics.