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some membrane proteins catalyze (speed up) the rate of metabolic reactions. these proteins are acting as
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Enzymes are proteins (or RNA in some cases, but here the proteins) that act as biological catalysts, speeding up chemical reactions (including metabolic reactions) by lowering the activation energy. Membrane - bound proteins with catalytic activity for metabolic reactions function as enzymes.

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enzymes