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## Microbial Enzymes - Enzymes are a form of catalyst (substance which increases the rate of chemical reaction) which bacteria use to break down materials or synthesize their energy and building requirements. - Enzymes can produce change in other substances without undergoing change themselves. ##...

## Microbial Enzymes - Enzymes are a form of catalyst (substance which increases the rate of chemical reaction) which bacteria use to break down materials or synthesize their energy and building requirements. - Enzymes can produce change in other substances without undergoing change themselves. ## Metabolites - As bacteria grow and eat they produce a waste product known as a metabolite. - Streptococcus mutans - associated with dental caries - produce an acid that demineralizes enamel.