Outer core is the answer - Appex
The function of protein that helps chemical react is catalyzing
The organelle that could b malfunctioning is the mitochondria, which packages proteins and without protein for cells, the outcome is cell lysis, or destruction.
The cell goes in a "dormant phase". A good example is the neuron. Neurons are very metabolically active but they don't divide so they go into a phase that doesn't include growth or replication of genetic material.
