Complete the following sentences about enzyme function: Enzymes speed reaction rates by ______ and l… Show more Complete the following sentences about enzyme function: Enzymes speed reaction rates by ______ and lowering activation energy. Activation energies drop because enzymes stabilize _______. Enzyme specificity is a function of the active site’s shape and the chemical properties of _______ at the active site. Possible answers: 1. orienting substrates; 2. the transition state; 3. R-groups 1. orienting products; 2. the transition state; 3. R-groups 1. orienting substrates; 2. reaction products; 3. R-groups 1. orienting substrates; 2. the transition state; 3. reaction products • Show less