How do enzymes break things apart and put things together?

Enzymes facilitate biochemical reactions by lowering the activation energy required for the reactions to occur. They achieve this by binding to specific substrates at their active sites, forming an enzyme-substrate complex. In the case of breaking things apart, enzymes may apply stress to chemical bonds, making them easier to break, while in the case of putting things together, they can stabilize the transition state, allowing substrates to combine more efficiently. This specificity and efficiency make enzymes crucial for various metabolic processes in living organisms.