"All enzymes are catalysts but not all catalysts are enzymes". Explain
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Answer:
Enzymes and catalysts both affect the rate of a reaction. In fact, all known enzymes are catalysts, but not all catalysts are enzymes. The difference between catalysts and enzymes is that enzymes are largely organic in nature and are bio-catalysts, while non-enzymatic catalysts can be inorganic compounds.
Explanation:
Both, enzymes and catalysts affect the rate of a reaction without being consumed in the reactions themselves. All known enzymes are catalysts, but not all catalysts are enzymes.
Enzyme
•Is an organic biocatalyst
•Is a high molecular globular protein
•All known enzymes are catalysts
•Enzyme reaction rates are faster
•Increases the rate of chemical reactions and •converts the substrate into a product
•Highly specific, producing large amounts of good residues
•C-C and C-H bonds are present
•Two types include activation and inhibitory enzymes
•Examples include lipase and amylase
Catalyst
*Is inorganic
*Is a low molecular weight compound
*All catalysts are not enzymes
*Catalyst reaction rates are typically slower
*May increase or decrease the rate of a chemical reaction
*C-C and C-H bonds are absent
*Not specific and may produce residues with errors
*Two types include positive and negative catalysts
*Example includes vanadium oxide
All enzymes are catalysts but not all catalysts are enzymes because enzymes are mostly organic while catalysts can also be inorganic compounds.
- The distinction between catalysts and enzymes is that enzymes are in large part natural in nature and are bio-catalysts, at the same time as non-enzymatic catalysts may be inorganic compounds.
- Catalysts are chemicals that depending on the type increase or decrease the rate of a chemical reaction but do not change the rate of the reaction itself. Enzymes are proteins that speed up the conversion of substrate to the product in chemical processes.
- Hence, "All enzymes are catalysts but not all catalysts are enzymes".