Enzyme Questions and Answers
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What do you mean by "energy factor"? The energy factor is the energy that triggers or starts the chemical reactions between enzymes. This energy factor is separate and distinct from the chemical make-up of the enzyme itself. A good example of this energy factor can be seen by placing a bean into a pot of boiling water. The cooked bean will then fail to sprout. Its life force (energy factor) has been taken away from it by the heat. A temperature in excess of 118 degrees F will destroy the energy factor, making the enzyme useless. The science of chemistry tells us that only living organisms can make enzymes containing this energy factor. Chemicals that serve as catalysts work by chemical action only, while enzymes function by both biological and chemical action. Catalysts do not contain the "energy factor" which is measured as a kind of radiant energy which enzymes emit. The energy factor of enzymes has never been synthesized. This energy factor concept is often explained by comparing an enzyme to a light bulb. A light bulb is only useful when it puts out light and it can only light up when powered by electric current. The electricity is the life force (energy factor) of the bulb. Without this power we would have no light, or life force. Instead, we would simply have a light bulb. Without its life force, an enzyme, much like a light bulb deprived of electricity, becomes rather useless, a burned out, protein molecule, devoid of power.
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