Choose the correct statement with respect to chemical conversions brought about by enzymes.

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In a catabolic reaction, the amount of potential energy present in the transition state of substrate is lower than that of the potential energy of the product.

Activation energy is the amount of energy gained by the product or the amount of energy lost by substrate in a biochemical reaction.

In an enzymatic reaction the potential energy of transition state of substrate is higher than the potential energy of either substrate or product at their ground states.

In an anabolic reaction the amount of potential energy present in the substrate is higher than that of product.

answer is C.

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The potential energy of a substrate at transition state of any enzymatic reaction is greater than the potential energy of substrate or product at ground state.

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