Enzymes enhance rate of reaction by

Combining with product

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Forming reactant-product complex

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Changing equilibrium of reaction

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Lowering activation energy

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Solution

The correct option is D Lowering activation energy
Enzymes are proteins which accelerate the rate of the reaction. The substrate and product have different energy state. The energy gap between the substrate and the product is known as activation energy which is the minimum energy required to initiate a reaction. The enzymes lower the activation energy and lead to the faster conversion of substrate to the product.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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Consider figure and mark the correct option.

(a) Activation energy of forward reaction is $E_{1}$ + $E_{2}$ and product is less stable than reactant

(b) Activation energy of forward reaction is $E_{1}$ + $E_{2}$ and product is more stable than reactant

(c) Activation energy of both forward and backward reaction is $E_{1}$ + $E_{2}$ and reactant is more stable than product

(d) Activation energy of backward reaction is $E_{1}$ and product is more stable than reactant

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