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Thats not true. Gold won't patina but it can react with things. It can replace other metals in key enzymes which will inhibit their function. You can also use i
by el_oni 4y ago
Thats not true. Gold won't patina but it can react with things. It can replace other metals in key enzymes which will inhibit their function. You can also use it as a catalyst both heterogeneous (as nanoparticles) and homogeneous (as an organometalic complex).
- ncmncm 4y agoYes, you don't want stray catalysts running around loose, catalyzing things you didn't want catalyzed, willy-nilly.
- el_oni 4y agoWell thats just the thing, if a gold atom were to replace say a copper atom in the active site of an enzyme, it would behave differently and more than likely in a deleterious manner.