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What usually functions as a catalyst for biochemical reactions?
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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 4 things can increase the rate of a chemical reaction?
Concentrations of reactants; concentrations of products; changes in temperature (usually higher temperatures favor faster reactions); catalyst; for some reactions, incident light; and, for reactions with a volume change, changes in pressure.
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.
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 are the tiny organs that perform chemical reactions and functions in the cell called?
NB Arteries and veins are usually thought of as organs
How do you make a chemical reaction last longer?
you can speed up a chemical reaction by adding a catalyst to it,a catalyst just speeds up the reaction and does not react with the substances.just thought you should know
What is the use of catalysts?
A catalyst helps speed up a chemical reaction. For example, a catalyst of acidified dichromate ions or acidified permanganate ions can help speed up the reactions of oxidation of an (alcohol into an aldehyde?) etc. Catalysts are used for reactions which would usually be of a very slow speed.
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.
What effect does the catalyst have on a reaction?
A catalyst works by essentially speeding up the rate of reaction or changing other environmental factors, such as increasing yield. Although this is technically not the mechanism by which catalysts usually work, it's a sufficient idea of how catalysts benefit reactions.
What is catalyst usually used for 2co 2no n2 2co2?
Usually, Platinum or Rhodium attached to a ceramic surface is used as a catalyst in this reaction.
What is gold III bromide?
Gold (III) bromide has the chemical formula AuBr3. It usually exists as a dimer with the formula Au2Br6. Gold (III) bromide may be used as a catalyst for Diels-Alder reactions.
