Is catalysis always symmetric? Or do some catalysts only work in one direction?
I imagine one that splits a molecule could work only or mostly in the one direction, if to go the other way would require both constituent parts to come together at the same time. But that is an example favoring entropy.
What would one that favors assembling molecules look like? A ribosome seems like the extreme example; those don't disassemble proteins. But is a much simpler example very unlikely?
I imagine one that splits a molecule could work only or mostly in the one direction, if to go the other way would require both constituent parts to come together at the same time. But that is an example favoring entropy.
What would one that favors assembling molecules look like? A ribosome seems like the extreme example; those don't disassemble proteins. But is a much simpler example very unlikely?