The enzyme urease catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea to ammonia plus carbon dioxide. At 21 C the

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The enzyme urease catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea to ammonia plus carbon dioxide. At 21 °C the uncatalyzed reaction has an activation energy of about 125 kJ>mol, whereas in the presence of urease the activation energy is lowered to about 46 kJ>mol. By what factor does urease increase the velocity of the reaction?

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Biochemistry Concepts And Connections

ISBN: 9780134641621

2nd Edition

Authors: Dean Appling, Spencer Anthony-Cahill, Christopher Mathews

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