on the activity of the enzyme α- amylase. Introduction Enzymes are a biological catalysts‚ which means that they speed up the chemical reactions in living organisms. Almost all of enzymes are energized protein molecules that catalyse and regulate nearly all biochemical reactions that occur within the human body. The reason in which enzymes are sensitive to heat‚ pH and heavy metal ions is because they are made up of proteins. The food we eat is turned into energy by enzymes and then this energy is
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Task: Investigation of a Factor Affecting Enzyme ActionAspects Assessed: D DCP CE MS Introduction:Thousands of enzymes are found in living cells. In addition to making life possible‚ many enzymes have numerous applications that affect our daily lives in other ways such as food processing‚ clinical diagnoses‚ sewage treatment‚ and the textile industry. In this activity you will investigate how a particular factor influences the action of an enzyme. Conditions: Students are NOT required
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Bio 205 Lab W/8:00 Enzyme II Write-Up Methods: My partner and I ran two experiments to measure the activity of the enzyme horseradish peroxidase under varied conditions. The first of which measured the effects of altered pH levels‚ while the goal of the second was to examine the effects of varied temperatures. To test the effects of pH on horseradish peroxidase‚ we began by zeroing a Spec 20 with 5.0mL of substrate (25mM guiacol) at pH 6.5. Once the Spec 20 was accurately zeroed‚ we added 100μL
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Effects of Enzyme Catalysis of H2O2 by Catalase Report by: Timmy Lin (#269164729) October 17‚ 2011 Mr. Rienzi AP Biology Problem: Measuring the effects of Catalase enzymes on hydrogen peroxide decomposition. Measuring the rate of the reaction when hydrogen peroxide and Catalase are mixed at the same ratio for different time (10‚ 20 30 60 120 180 360 seconds). Background: Enzymes are biological catalysts that carry out cellular metabolic processes with the ability to enhance the rate
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by pH is the purpose of this experiment. Introduction Enzymes play an important role in daily life because of the chemical reactions. Almost chemical reactions require the presence of enzymes to promote the metabolic process. They are known as the incredibly efficient and highly specific biological catalysts. Most enzymes are protein with the ability to enhance the rate of reaction between molecules. To catalyze a reaction‚ the enzymes have to create the best environment that is called active
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An enzyme is a tertiary globular protein. The function of an enzyme is to lower the activation energy of either the creation or breaking apart of a chemical bond. By lowering the activation energy of this process‚ the reaction of bonding‚ or in this case breaking apart‚ is sped up. An enzyme breaks apart the substrate in the active site of the enzyme; this is where the magic happens. Substrate is what is being broken apart by the enzyme. In this case‚ the enzyme is catalase and the substrate is hydrogen
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demonstrates that the higher the concentration of enzyme used the greater the production of oxygen on the paper disc. The oxygen then produced on the disc gives it greater buoyancy allowing it to move past the markers faster. Aim To find the effect of the enzyme concentration on the reaction between Catalase and hydrogen peroxide. Introduction Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts (a substance that increases or decreases the rate of a reaction) 2. Enzymes bind to a molecule called a substrate‚ converting
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The effect of varying temperature on thee Rennin enzyme Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to see what affect different temperate had on the reaction rate of the enzyme rennin. The experiment was performed by placing test tubes filled with renin and milk into water bath which was heated or cooled to one of the temperatures trialed. The hypothesis justified because it found because it though data that the enzyme reacted faster with the 45° temperate because it was
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new analytical tools with major applications in medicine‚ environmental studies‚ food and processing industries. It consists of 3 parts: the sensitive biological element biological material (e.g. tissue‚ microorganisms‚ organelles‚ cell receptors‚ enzymes‚ antibodies‚ nucleic acids etc.)‚ a biologically derived material or biomimic.[2] The sensitive elements can be created by biological engineering; the transducer or the detector element (works in a physicochemical way; optical‚ piezoelectric‚ electrochemical
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of reaction was much slower‚ and less efficient. The higher the oxygen evolved (gas produced)‚ the more reactions were being produced/higher rate of reaction. Different types of enzymes’ reaction proportions differ based on the pH being added. For example‚ intestinal enzymes may react differently to pH than liver enzymes (catalase) which was tested. The hypothesis was proved to be correct due the rate of reaction increasing as the pH levels got more basic. Based on Graph 1‚ the slope of the pH
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