Enzymes! ENZYMES!!! Proteins Biological catalysts that speed up the rate of chemical reactions They help make products faster! Never used up! “Matchmaker”
Components of Food Chemistry Project 2005-2006. Carbohydrates Chemistry and Food.
Reaction kinetics: 1 st order reactions [A] t Decay reactions, like radio-activity; S N 1 reactions Rate: - Rewriting: - Integration gives: So: ln[A] t.
Enzymes Protein molecules that act as catalysts. Catalysts Speed up the rate of reactions Are not permanently changed or used up Reactants: what.
F. Sijbesma, Chairman EuropaBio, MB DSM Lyon, April 10, 2003 White Biotechnology: Gateway to a More Sustainable Future.