1 Urease can catalyze the hydrolysis of urea but not the hydrolysis of diethyl-urea. Explain why diethyl-urea is not hydrolyzed.
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1 Urease can catalyze the hydrolysis of urea but not
the hydrolysis of diethyl-urea. Explain why diethyl-urea is not hydrolyzed.
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