Interferons are proteins produced by cells in response to viral infections.
They play a key role in the immune response by inhibiting viral replication and activating immune cells like natural killer cells.
These proteins signal neighboring cells to heighten their antiviral defenses.
A certain reaction is 50 complete in 20 minutes at 300 K and the same reaction is 50 complete in 5 minutes at 350 K. Calculate the activation energy if it is a first order reaction. Given: \[ R = 8.314 \, \text{J K}^{-1} \, \text{mol}^{-1}, \quad \log 4 = 0.602 \]