Author Question: Industrial chemists often have their choice of catalysts to use when designing, for example, a ... (Read 54 times)

Zulu123 · **on:** Aug 27, 2018

Industrial chemists often have their choice of catalysts to use when designing, for example, a factory that produces ammonia.

Explain why biochemists studying life processes (such as protein metabolism) do not have the same variety of choices for which enzyme they would use.

Question 2

The amount of carbon on the earth, including the atmosphere,

A) is essentially constant.
B) is decreasing due to consumption of carbon based fuels, such as coal and petroleum.
C) is increasing due to plant and animal growth on the planet.
D) fluctuates dramatically with the seasons.

yahahah24021 · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Enzymes are specifically designed, and shaped in such a way as to only act upon certain molecules, such as proteins, sugars, and so on, at the expense of any others. Enzymes are not as general in function as catalysts used in an industrial application. The lock and key mechanism is the explanation for enzyme activity.

Answer to Question 2

A