Question

Are there any uncatalyzed metabolic conversions in living systems?

Answer 1

Catalyst

1. A catalyst is a substance that can alter the rate of a chemical reaction.
2. It can be a chemical substance, a meta, an enzyme, ions, etc.
3. They are not directly involved in the reactions and remain unchanged.

Metabolic conversions

1. These are chemical reactions performed by each and every cell to generate energy or viable derivates of it.
2. It is the key component of a living biological entity.
3. Glycolysis, ATP synthesis, etc are some examples of metabolic reactions.
4. There are no known uncatalyzed metabolic reactions in the living system.
5. All the metabolic reactions that take place require the presence of a catalyst.
6. This catalyst can be biological or chemical, metal or ion.