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<blockquote data-quote="gonehuntingagain" data-source="post: 76127" data-attributes="member: 1206"><p>It has been a few years since my last biology class, but I'll take a stab at it....</p><p></p><p>I think I know why there is ammonia in the coppermelt. We all know ammonia attacks copper, and an enzyme is a protein that 'accelerates' a reaction - so we an ammonia based cleaner that doesn't need to sit for hours to let nature take its course because the enzyme speeds up the reaction.</p><p></p><p>With a true enzyme, once the reaction is over the enzyme is unchanged and goes back to its natural state - in theory we could add a little ammonia to the patches we used at a later time and use them again - too bad there is too much garbage on the patch to realistically do that. </p><p></p><p>Enzymes can be affected by outside influences such as heat, UV light, cold, etc.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Interestingly enough, a prion is also a protein and seems to be really tough to break down - and is the cause of Chronic Wasting Disease in deer/elk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gonehuntingagain, post: 76127, member: 1206"] It has been a few years since my last biology class, but I'll take a stab at it.... I think I know why there is ammonia in the coppermelt. We all know ammonia attacks copper, and an enzyme is a protein that 'accelerates' a reaction - so we an ammonia based cleaner that doesn't need to sit for hours to let nature take its course because the enzyme speeds up the reaction. With a true enzyme, once the reaction is over the enzyme is unchanged and goes back to its natural state - in theory we could add a little ammonia to the patches we used at a later time and use them again - too bad there is too much garbage on the patch to realistically do that. Enzymes can be affected by outside influences such as heat, UV light, cold, etc. Interestingly enough, a prion is also a protein and seems to be really tough to break down - and is the cause of Chronic Wasting Disease in deer/elk. [/QUOTE]
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