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What chemical reactions within the body sometimes require special proteins called to catalyze the reaction?
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∙ 7y ago
The (general) name of proteins that makes chemical reactions inside the body work is 'enzyme'.
Enzymes have a 'catalyst' function. There is one for each specific biological reaction.
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What proteins help to catalyze reactions?
Enzymes.
What is the definition of enzyme?
Enzymes are proteins that are able to catalyze (i.e accelerate) biochemical reactions. During the course of a reaction, the enzyme is able to convert a substrate to a product but the enzyme does not get consumed in the reaction.
Why did evolution choose enzymes to be proteins and not carbohydrates?
Because Carbohydrates are easily consumed in a multitude of chemical reactions. i.e. they are more prone to oxidation. An enzyme, by definintion, is not consumed in the chemical reaction that it supports. So the problem may be just an artifact of our definition of the word Enzyme. In addition, carbohydrates do not possess the ability to catalyze reactions that proteins do.
Are some types of proteins called enzymes?
Some proteins act as enzymes, yes. Enzymes are just proteins that catalyze (speed up/slow down) reactions.
What is a protein that catalyze chemical reaction for organism?
Enzymes are proteins acting as catalysts for organism.
Proteins that catalyze reactions are called?
Proteins that catalyze reactions are generally called enzymes.
Does a protein catalyst that speeds up chemical reactions in organisms called an enzyme?
Yes, proteins which catalyze chemical reactions are called enzymes.
Are antibodies proteins that catalyze chemical reactions without being physically altered?
True
What proteins help to catalyze reactions?
Enzymes.
What special proteins catalyze chemical reactions that would otherwise require conditions not present inside of cells?
lipid
What are molecules that catalyze chemical reactions?
Enzymes
Relate the shape of an enzyme to its ability to help in a chemical reaction?
The shape of an enzyme will determine its ability to help in a chemical reaction. These proteins that will break down substance in the body and catalyze chemical reactions.
Are enzymes a type of acid and can they eat away flesh?
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze the chemical reactions inside the body. No, they are not acids, and no, they do not eat away flesh.
What is the definition of enzyme?
Enzymes are proteins that are able to catalyze (i.e accelerate) biochemical reactions. During the course of a reaction, the enzyme is able to convert a substrate to a product but the enzyme does not get consumed in the reaction.
What use of body in proteins?
Proteins can catalyze reactions, transport substances, destroy pathogens, and transmit signals.
What are proteins useful for?
Proteins are used to help restore any damaged tissues in the body and there are also special types of proteins called enzymes that are catalysts used for chemical reactions. Proteins can form biological structures, such as cytoskeletons. They can also be enzymes, which catalyze chemical reactions, can act as antibodies, and can also act as membrane receptors to bind molecules to a cell.
Is there protein in the nucleus of a cell?
Yes. Proteins do all the work and catalyze all the reactions.
