Enzymes increase the rate of a reaction in all of the following ways except

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Enzymes increase the rate of reactions through various mechanisms such as orienting substrates, inducing strain on the substrate, reacting chemically with the substrate (though they are not consumed in the reaction), and donating or accepting protons to/from the substrate. However, they do not work by permanently binding the substrate; instead, they bind substrates temporarily and release them after the reaction has occurred. Permanent binding would inhibit the enzyme's ability to catalyze subsequent reactions.

Enzymes Increase the Rate of a Reaction in All of the Following