by what factor is the rate of detoxification changed if a liver enzyme lowers the activation energy of the reaction by 5 kJ/mol at 37 degree celsius?
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The rate of detoxification would be increased by a factor of e^(5/RT), where R is the gas constant (8.314 J/mol K) and T is the temperature in Kelvin (310 K). Therefore, the rate of detoxification would be increased by a factor of e^(5/2442) = 1.0021.