The enzyme urease enhances the rate of urea hydrolysis at pH 8.0 and 20^∘ C by a factor of 10^14. If a given quantity of urease can completely hydrolyze a given quantity of urea in 5.0 min at 20^∘ C and pH 8.0, how long would it take for this amount of urea to be hydrolyzed under the same conditions in the absence of urease? Assume that both reactions take place in sterile systems so that bacteria cannot attack the urea. | Numerade

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