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Enzyme anabolic/catabolic reactions

Guest Boylesja
Guest Boylesja
in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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I am trying to find a chemical reaction involving fruit enzymes that produces cold temps. Just wondering if the final product would be edible?

 

Thanks

None that I know of...

 

Anabolic reactions are endothermic so they require energy, but in cells they get it mostly by breaking down ATP which actually releases some heat. Also enzymes operate faster at higher temps (which is the point of refrigeration, it slows ripening by slowing catalysis down) so even if an enzyme lowered the temp it would slow it's own reaction down, so it would be self defeating.

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