Dictionary of Biological Psychology
A CATALYST is a chemical that is able to exert an effect on physiological processes without itself being changed; catalysis is the process of doing this; to catalyse is to engage in catalysis. An ENZYME can be a catalyst of chemical reactions; for example GLUTAMIC ACID DECARBOXYLASE catalyses the conversion of glutamate to GABA.
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