Enzymes + Ribozymes

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Biology

Biochemistry

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Enzyme

catalyst made of protein

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Ribozyme

catalyst made of RNA

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Chemical Reaction

Reactant → Product

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Spontaneous reactions

will occur under current conditions

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Non-spontaneous reactions

will not occur on their own

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To make a non-spontaneous reaction happen

you need to add to them

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to make a reaction spontaneous/speed up

  • increase: temperature, pressure, surface area, amount of reactions

  • add a catalyst

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examples of increasing pressure

the victims of the titanic, ribs crushed, eyes burst

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Catalyst options

enzymes and ribozymes