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thumb|400px|The enzyme glucosidase converts the sugar [[maltose into two glucose sugars. Active site residues in red, maltose substrate in black, and NAD cofactor in yellow. ()|alt=Ribbon diagram of glycosidase with an arrow showing the cleavage of the maltose sugar substrate into two glucose products.]]
An enzyme is a protein that speeds up chemical reactions in living things by helping break down or transform molecules, like how the enzyme glucosidase splits the sugar maltose into two glucose sugars. Enzymes matter because they make these reactions happen fast enough to sustain life, allowing cells to digest food, produce energy, and carry out countless other processes efficiently.
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