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Is meat tenderizer an enzyme or a catalyst?
Meat tenderizer is made up of protease enzymes, usually papain and bromelain, that attack the protein structure of meat and makes less tough or more tender. An enzyme is biocatalyst that is itself made of a highly structured protein or proteins thus making it a biochemical and organic material. A catalyst, on the other hand, will still speed up chemical reactions like an enzyme, but cannot be classified as a biochemical or organic material; a catalyst is an inorganic or non-biochemical material that will speed chemical reactions.
Define biochemical reaction?
All the chemical processes/reactions which take place within the living body at cellular level are termed as biochemical reactions.These reactions usually occur with the help of enzymes.These reactions are may be Catabolic(exothermic) o rAnabolic(endothermic) in nature.For Example:Photosynthesis(formation of glucose) and respiration(breakdown of glucose).
What speeds up an rectant?
A catalyst does. These are usually non-organic substances that speeds up chemical reactions. The reactants are the ones that are present BEFORE the reaction.
Define an enzyme?
Enzymes are metabolism controlling agent. Enzymes act as a catalyst to increase the efficiency of chemical reactions without being use up of themselves.Enzymes are made up of Proteins.Without participation of enzymes reaction will proceed slowly and making life impossible.
What is the difference between an enzyme and a catalyst and how are they similar. Please be very specific for me?
An enzyme is a type of biological catalyst, which means it speeds up chemical reactions in living organisms. Enzymes are specific to the reactions they catalyze and are usually proteins. Catalysts, on the other hand, are substances that speed up chemical reactions without being consumed in the process. Both enzymes and catalysts lower the activation energy required for a reaction to occur, increasing the rate of reaction.
Why are enzymes known as bio-catalyst?
Enzymes moderate chemical changes within an organism, and are usually essential to making metabolic functions occur at the proper rates.
Is an enzyme a metal?
No, an enzyme is not a metal. Enzymes are biological molecules, usually proteins, that act as catalysts in chemical reactions. They help to speed up chemical reactions in cells. Metals can sometimes be cofactors for enzymes, but enzymes themselves are not metals.
What is an organic catalyst?
A catalyst for an organic chemistry reaction would be any substance that speeds up the reaction. This would include metals such as platinum, palladium, mercury, zinc, and even certain acids. It must be noted that the catalyst varies for every reaction. An organically based catalyst (a catalyst made of carbon) would be an enzyme, coenzyme, or a vitamin. You can be an organic catalyst by being the change you wish to see in the world.
What substances are responsible for accelerating chemical reactions in cells?
The substances which cause chemical reactions in a cell are protein catalysts called enzymes. Some cause reactions that would otherwise not occur and others speed reactions up. Carbon dioxide dissolves in water by itself but since this a dangerous substance to have in cells, there is a catalyst that dissolves it 300 times faster.
What is a biological cayalyst?
A biological catalyst is a substance, usually a protein (such as an enzyme), that increases the rate of a biochemical reaction without being consumed in the process. It lowers the activation energy required for the reaction to occur, making the reaction proceed more quickly.
What are the salient features of catalyst?
A catalyst alters (usually increases) the speed of a chemical reaction in which there is no net change in the amount of catalyst present after reaction is complete.
What class of organic molecules includes biological catalysts?
organic catalysts made of protein are called enzymes (these are usually made by living things)nonprotein based organic catalysts are simply called organic catalysts (these are usually synthesized artificially)
