Question

In a biochemical reaction enzymes act as a:-. Single choice.

(1 Point)

reactant

catalyst

product

intermediate reactant


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Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is 2) Catalyst. In a biochemical reaction, enzymes act as a catalyst.

Explanation:

• Catalysts are substances (enzymes in biochemical reactions) that alter the rate of reaction by changing the path of reaction. Some characteristic features of the catalyst are that it does not be consumed in a reaction, it does not initiate a reaction, and it reacts with the reactant for intermediate product and at the same time produces a final product. It can regenerate after the whole process.
• Gottlieb Kirchhoff, a Russian chemist, was the first who studied the first reaction that utilized catalyst in 1811. Later, a Swedish chemist named Jöns Jakob Berzelius used the term catalysis in 1835.
• Types of catalysts are positive catalysts, negative catalysts, promotors or accelerators, and poisons or inhibitors.

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