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Chapter 16: Q. 16.69 (page 581)

How do enzymes differ from catalysts used in chemical laboratories?(16.4)

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Enzymes differ from regular chemical catalysts in several important ways.

  • Enzymes are very specific due to their unique active site and each enzyme has several amino acid residues that function to catalyze the process with the substrate to form a product.
  • Chemical catalysts can react with a variety of substrates.

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IntroductionEnzymes differ from regular chemical catalysts in several important ways. 

  • Enzymes arevery specific due to their unique active site and each enzyme has several amino acid residues that function to catalyze the process with the substrate to form a product.
  • Chemical catalysts can react with a variety of substrates.
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ExplanationDifferences between enzymes and catalysts used in chemical laboratories

Major differences between enzymes and catalysts are

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