Enzymic Sentence Examples

Sometimes chemicals need a little encouragement in order to react. The term “catalyst” indicates the substance that begins, speeds up or facilitates a chemical reaction. It sounds like you’d only find catalysts in a chemistry lab, but you may be surprised to find examples of catalysts in your everyday life! Keep reading to find out what a catalyst is and see examples of chemical catalysts as well as examples of catalysts in non-chemical contexts.

Proteins are the basic component of living cells. They are made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and one or more chains of amino acids. The three structures of proteins are fibrous, globular and membrane, which can also be broken down by each protein's function. Keep reading for examples of proteins in each category and in which foods you can find them.