Enzyme

Real World Example

Imagine you're trying to untangle a massive knot in your headphones. Just as a skilled friend can help you quickly unravel the knot by knowing exactly where to pull and twist, an enzyme helps speed up chemical reactions in cells by providing the right environment for the reaction to occur more efficiently. In this analogy, your friend is like the enzyme, the tangled headphones represent the reactants in a chemical reaction, and the quicker untangling process mirrors how enzymes reduce the time it takes for reactions to proceed in the body.