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Each enzyme molecule is used over and over again.

One of the fastest enzymes is catalase, which is found in liver and elsewhere. It catalyzes the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen:

2H2O2 forms 2H2O + O2

Each molecule of catalase catalyzes the breakdown of some 40 million substrate molecules in a second.

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