The enzyme urease catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea to ammonia plus carbon dioxide. At 21 °C the uncatalyzed reaction has an activation energy of about 125 kJ/mol, whereas in the presence of urease the activation energy is lowered to about 46 kJ/mol. By what factor does urease increase the velocity of the reaction?

The enzyme urease catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea to ammonia plus carbon dioxide. At 21 °C the uncatalyzed reaction has an activation energy of about 125 kJ/mol, whereas in the presence of urease the activation energy is lowered to about 46 kJ/mol. By what factor does urease increase the velocity of the reaction?

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