Could you tell me all the differences between those two catalysts? Thank you very much.
One occurs in biological systems and the other is in chemical reactions. Biological catalysts are basically enzymes - proteins which regulate biochemical reactions whilst chemical catalysts act on non-biological chemical reactions and are inorganic elements or compounds.
Biological catalyst: 1. Biological catalysts or enzymes are high molecular weight globular proteins. 2.Their composition may change at the end of reaction. 3.Their catalyzing effect is very high. i.e faster than chemical catalyst. 4.They are reaction specific. i.e One enzyme or biological catalyst may catalyze only particular type of reaction and not many. 5.They are intolerant to temperature and pH changes. An enzyme can not function outside its temperature or pH range. e.g amylase,lipase,pepsin Chemical catalyst: 1.Chemical catalysts are simple inorganic molecules with low molecular weight. 2.They remain unchanged at the end of reaction. 3.They are slower compared to enzymes. 4.They are not reaction specific. 5.They function within wide range of temperatures,pH or pressure. e.g vanadium dioxide, platinum
