
|
|
Dictionary » C » Catalyse CatalyseDefinition verb (1) To speed up a process, especially a chemical or biochemical reaction. (2) To cause catalysis. (3) To transform or bring significant change.
Word origin: from catalysis Variant: catalyze (mainly American) See also: enzyme Related terms: ![]()
Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page ![]()
Results from our forum
THE NATURE OF ENZYMESEnzymes are bilogical or organic catalysts make up of protein in nature. They catalyse the many biochemical processes occuring in the living cell over a narrow temperature range. They alter the rate of chemical reactions without themselves being reacted chemically ...
See entire post
Re: two different color eyes this is probably wrong but... i was told different features in the body are the result of a reaction being catalysed by an enzyme and different enzymes are denatured at different temperatures. some people have brains that are stronger on one side or the other and this effects ...
See entire post
Calvin Cycle Paradox... of 3 CO2 has used the three carbon atoms and three oxygen atoms and I assume it has taken the 6 hydrogen from the NADPH when it was used to catalyse the reaction but we still have an excess of 3 oxygen molecules that haven't been used from the original input of 3 CO2 molecules. This is baffling ...
See entire post
How enzymes work?... (S binds to Enz. active site, a "good" enz. reaction happens at high speed, after a single reaction the enzyme is available to catalyse a new reaction)
See entire post
This page was last modified 00:46, 16 September 2009. This page has been accessed 11,309 times. |
© Biology-Online.org. All Rights Reserved.
Register | Login
| About Us | Contact Us | Link to Us | Disclaimer & Privacy