Enzymes are macromolecular
biological catalysts that accelerate chemical reactions.
To replace chemical synthesis with environmentally friendly processes, CEB will identify, develop and test
biological catalysts (enzymes) from extremophiles.
The reason for this is that leaf protein is actually in the form of enzymes (
biological catalysts which speed up and direct biochemical reactions such as those responsible for photosynthesis, respiration, digestion and so on.).
Washington, Sept 4 (ANI): Scientists have proposed that a third type of catalyst, apart from biochemicals-such as amino acids and nucleotides and
biological catalysts (proteins or ribozymes), was responsible for origin of life on Earth.
The protein is one of a number of
biological catalysts that help control sugar levels in the muscles and liver.
The new process involves combining plant sugars, water, and a cocktail of powerful enzymes -
biological catalysts - to produce hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
They are nonliving, natural
biological catalysts that can be found everywhere in nature.
Enzymes are
biological catalysts. A catalyst is defined as a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any change.
Diversa thus creates powerful new enzymes,
biological catalysts that can accelerate otherwise random chemical reactions a billionfold.
Derived from microbes that thrive in surprisingly hostile environments, newly discovered
biological catalysts promise to revolutionize industrial processes.