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Enzymes don't really have three basic functions. They simply reduce the free energy required to perform a reaction. The do so by stabilizing the transition state of the product. The transition state is the state of a molecule where the delta G or free energy change is highest and hence most unstable. If the enzyme can stabilize this state by hydrogen bonding and electrostatic forces as they do it reduced the free energy required to stabilize this state and hence cause the transition. So yes i guess it is possible to turn this paragraph into three key points but in the end you are just elaborating on the same point.

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