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We call these enzymes but there are ones in chemical reactions which do the same but are called catalysts.

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Does a protein catalyst that speeds up chemical reactions in organisms called an enzyme?

Yes, proteins which catalyze chemical reactions are called enzymes.


Chains of chemical reactions in living organisms are called?

Bio-chemical reactions.


What is it called when proteins are formed when chemical reactions join?

It is called protein synthesis.


What is a protein that helps run chemical reactions in the body?

Proteins involved in chemical reactions (speeding them up) are called enzymes. Note: most enzymes are proteins, but not all.


What are enzymes and what makes them up?

Globular proteins which catalize bio chemical reactions are called proteins.


What is are the proteins called that are used to speed up chemical reactions?

The proteins that speed up chemical reactions are called enzymes. Enzymes function as biological catalysts, facilitating reactions by lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to occur.


What is the substance called that helps chemical reactions happen in the body?

enzymes carry out chemical reactions, and enzymes are in proteins, so preoteins carry out chemical reactions


What Specialized proteins that act as catalysts for chemical reactions are?

These are called catalysts.


What is the total of all chemical reactions in an organisms called?

metabolic rate


Compounds that are used to carry out chemical reactions in organisms?

These compounds are called enzymes.


What specific proteins are responsible for speeding up the rate of chemical reactions?

"Catalysts", in general chemical terms, but in living organisms they are usually called "enzymes".


Which proteins speed up chemical reactions?

Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions. They are called biological catalysts as well. Examples include Protease(speeds up digestion of proteins), Lipase(digestion of fats), Cellulase(digestion of cellulose),etc.