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Title: Why is it important that heat not be used to start a chemical reaction in living cells? Post by: rkkovach on Aug 29, 2012 Why is it important that heat not be used to start a chemical reaction in living cells?
Title: Why is it important that heat not be used to start a chemical reaction in living cells? Post by: ild on Aug 29, 2012 That is simple. Heat will destroy living tissues. Cells are parts of living tissues. If you heat a cell beyond normal body temperature, it would die.
Title: Why is it important that heat not be used to start a chemical reaction in living cells? Post by: julietalbot6 on Aug 29, 2012 Most cells will die if they are exposed to temperatures too far above normal body temp--37 degrees Celsius. This is why enzymes are so important, they selectively allow certain reactions to proceed even at low temperatures.
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