Catalase And Peroxidase Experiment

A catalyst is what an enzyme acts as to speed up chemical reactions in a living organism. Regarding enzymes, environmental factors such as the temperature, pH value, and enzyme concentration contributes to the rate an enzyme reacts. Leading to the enzyme reaction to decrease or increase until its optimal level is reached and then begins to denature. Denature is when an enzyme loses its shape as a result it is not able to bind to the substrate. Hydrogen peroxide is a harmful chemical to living organisms, but enzymes such as catalase and peroxidase are able to break down hydrogen peroxide. In this experiment different amounts of potato enzyme was tested under diverse circumstances such as the temperature, pH value, and enzyme concentration to
evaluate the amount oxygen produced. With also having three milliliters of water in the experiment as a standard variable.