Experiment of Enzyme Activity in Washing Powder
Enzymatic activities of bioactive washing powder
Title: Investigation of the amalyse activity f bioactive washing powder
Objective: To investigate the amalyse activity of the two brands of bioactive washing powder – “Super clean” and “Magic power”.
Principal:
Amalyse can catalyse the breakdown of starch into maltose. In this practical, solutions of the 2 washing powders will be filled into 2 identical wells on the starch agar plate separately. Starch will be broken down by the amylase disused to the star-agar. A clean zone will be formed around the wells when iodine solution is added and flushed. The higher the amylase activity, the more the starch will be broken down. Hence, a larger and clearer zone will be observed. Thus the diameter of the clear zone can show the activity of the amylase.
In this experiment, the independent variable is the types of washing powder in the solution. The dependent variable is the diameter of clear zone on agar plate. The controlled variables are the concentration and volume of washing powder solution added into well, size of the wells, temperature of incubator and time for agar plate in incubator.
Apparatus and materials:
Apparatus: 3 droppers, 3 test tubes, an electronic balance, 3 labels, cork borer, incubator (37’C), a ruler, 2spatulas
Materials: 1 gram of “Super clean” and “Magic power” washing powder, distilled water, iodine solution, a starch agar plate
Procedure:
i. Drill 3 identical wells on the starch agar plate by a cork borer ii. Weigh 1 gram of “Super clean” and “Magic power” washing powder separately using the electronic balance. iii. Dissolve the measured washing powders with 4mL distilled water in 2 test tubes respectively.. iv. Labeled the wells on the underside of the dish of agar plate using the following codes: A: “Super clean” solution B: “Magic power” solution C: Distilled water
v. Add 2 drops of “Super clean” solution, 2 drop of “Magic power solution” and 2 drop of distilled water into their
Title: Investigation of the amalyse activity f bioactive washing powder
Objective: To investigate the amalyse activity of the two brands of bioactive washing powder – “Super clean” and “Magic power”.
Principal:
Amalyse can catalyse the breakdown of starch into maltose. In this practical, solutions of the 2 washing powders will be filled into 2 identical wells on the starch agar plate separately. Starch will be broken down by the amylase disused to the star-agar. A clean zone will be formed around the wells when iodine solution is added and flushed. The higher the amylase activity, the more the starch will be broken down. Hence, a larger and clearer zone will be observed. Thus the diameter of the clear zone can show the activity of the amylase.
In this experiment, the independent variable is the types of washing powder in the solution. The dependent variable is the diameter of clear zone on agar plate. The controlled variables are the concentration and volume of washing powder solution added into well, size of the wells, temperature of incubator and time for agar plate in incubator.
Apparatus and materials:
Apparatus: 3 droppers, 3 test tubes, an electronic balance, 3 labels, cork borer, incubator (37’C), a ruler, 2spatulas
Materials: 1 gram of “Super clean” and “Magic power” washing powder, distilled water, iodine solution, a starch agar plate
Procedure:
i. Drill 3 identical wells on the starch agar plate by a cork borer ii. Weigh 1 gram of “Super clean” and “Magic power” washing powder separately using the electronic balance. iii. Dissolve the measured washing powders with 4mL distilled water in 2 test tubes respectively.. iv. Labeled the wells on the underside of the dish of agar plate using the following codes: A: “Super clean” solution B: “Magic power” solution C: Distilled water
v. Add 2 drops of “Super clean” solution, 2 drop of “Magic power solution” and 2 drop of distilled water into their