College General Biology I Enzymes‚ test for effect of pH on catalase activity Purpose The main purpose of this experiment was to learn about enzymes and how to test for the effect of pH on catalase activity and to be able to tell if a reaction is an exergonic or endergonic process. Introduction Enzymes are made from amino acids‚ which are made from proteins. In order to make an enzyme‚ hundreds of amino acids are strung together in a very specific and unique order and eventually is folded
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Enzymes lower the amount of energy needed in a chemical reaction. This happens because enzymes are catalysts‚ so they speed up the activation rates that occur in living organisms. Without enzymes‚ it would be difficult to break down particles like food in the digestion system. Enzymes are all very specific to what chemical reactions they will work with‚ and the temperature‚ pH‚ and salt concentration have to be a specific levels in order for the enzyme to function. The structure of each enzyme has
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Enzyme Activity How does temperature affect enzyme activity? In this practical investigation‚ my aim is to discover how temperature will affect enzyme activity‚ by looking at the rate of reaction. I predict that the higher the temperature will be‚ the faster the reactions take place. However‚ I also think that there will be an optimum temperature‚ at which the reaction will work at its fastest; if the temperature goes beyond that‚ the reactions will stop altogether as the enzymes would have
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Enzymes are catalysts that increase the rate of chemical reactions organisms‚ allowing cells to break or build things instantly. The structure of an enzyme is essential to its function. Enzymes are proteins‚ made up of 100-1000 amino acids bonded together in chains. These chains are folded/coiled into a unique 3-D structure that allows them to bind to a reactant‚ called a substrate at an active site. Enzymes are flexible‚ and therefore can change it’s shape to better accommodate its substrate; this
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Enzyme Activity Over Different Concentrations and Effects The goals of this experiment were to examine the effectively of enzymes on samples of different enzyme concentrations and substrate concentrations. In addition‚ the experiment tested how effective enzymes are on samples of pH levels and temperature levels. A. Effect of Enzyme Concentration Hypothesis: With half as much enzyme concentration then the reaction rate will be half as much than when the enzyme concentration is equal
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Effect of Temperature ( C ͦ) on Enzyme Catalase Activity in potato Aim: To investigate the Effect of temperature (10‚ 37‚ 60) Celsius (C ͦ) on enzyme catalase activity in potato using 2% of hydrogen peroxide (H202) as the substrate measuring the height (cm) of oxygen gas (bubbles) and calculating the volume of oxygen bubbles produced (cm3) Introduction: Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up metabolic reactions without being affected. They lower the activation energy needed to start
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(Justification-2 Enzyme Inhibition) By quantitative balance‚ the total amount of Enzyme is [E] 0= [E] + [EI] + [ES] + [ESI]. By using a=1+[I]/KI and a′=1+[I]/K′I‚ it is followed by [E]0=[E]a+[ES]a′ This equation can be written like this‚ [E]0=(Km[ES])/([S]0)a + [ES]a′=[ES]( aKm/[S}0+a’)‚ because of Km=[E][S]/[ES] and [S]≈[S]0. V=kb [ES] =kb [E] 0/ (aKm/[s] 0+a’). Kb [E] 0 is Vmax. This is why V=Vmax/(a^’+aKm/[S]0). This equation can be rearranged like this‚ 1/V= a’/Vmax+(aKm/Vmax)1/[S]0‚ which is
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Title of experiment 3: Gel Filtration Chromatography of LDH INTRODUCTION Gel filtration chromatography is a type of column chromatography in which separated protein‚ peptides and amino acids on their molecular size. The stationary phase consists of beads containing pores. The mobile phase is the solvent that is found both around the beads and in the pores of the stationary phase matrix. As the sample is passes through the column‚ the molecule that are larger than the pores will not retarded by
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being digested with EcoRI restriction endonucleasse. Procedures: λ DNA and puC18 DNA were put into two tubes respectively. Then‚ EcoRI buffer‚ EcoRI enzyme and deionized water would be put into both tubes. EcoRI enzyme was the restriction enzyme that cut the DNA at the specific sequence. The EcoRI buffer enhanced the stability of many enzymes and binds contaminants that may be present in DNA preparations. DI water was used to bring the solution into a required volume for gel electrophoresis.
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Observing Enzyme Activity Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to test whether the pH affected the enzyme reaction rate. Hypothesis: If the enzyme is in a basic solution‚ then it will react faster because the enzyme (catalase) reacts better in basic solutions. Materials: 10 potato cubes (1 cm3) -Pipet Baking soda solution -50 ml glass beaker Bleach Water Lemon juice Vinegar 5 glass test tubes Drying rack Timer Graduated cylinder Hydrogen peroxide Procedure:
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