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Lactose Lab Report
The two factors that we will be testing in this experiments are: Lactase Enzyme and Lactose. Lactase is a protein located in the human small intestine, while lactose is a term to define the sugar found in milk. Milk is a substance that contains nutrients necessary for our bodies, however, some people are unable to consume lactose related products, and so they are medically classified as Lactose Intolerants. The purpose of this experiment is to examine and illustrate the way that lactose gets affected by lactase enzyme whenever lactase is presented and also situated within different types of environments. We will be able to observe how the presence of lactase is necessary when it comes to lactose transformation into a consumable substance for the human system. We will be …show more content…
The three different levels of temperature that we will test are: 4*C, 25*C, and 85*C. To determine if lactase reacted on the different levels of temperature we will use glucose test strips.
Table 2. Lactase functioning affected by temperature level

Our results on Table 2 reflect that for the test tube that was placed at a temperature of 85*C had a negative result, meaning that no glucose was found. The test tube that was placed under the 25*C level of temperature contained the most glucose concentration (250 mg) according to our data on Table 2. Lastly, the tube under 4*C had a scarce amount of glucose (100 mg).

Lactase enzyme reaction when exposed to different pH levels
The purpose of this experiment is to analyze how different pH levels affect lactase activity. The three different pH levels that we will test are: pH 4, pH 6, and pH 10. To determine if lactase was able to function and produce glucose, we will use glucose test strips.
Table 3. Lactase functioning affected by pH

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