Enzyme Lab Report Introduction The objective of this experiment was to determine if changes in pH or temperature affected the activity of enzymes‚ specifically the enzyme sucrase. Enzymes are protein molecules that act as biological catalysts to increase the speed of the reaction or to lower the activation energy of that reaction. However‚ the activity of an enzyme can be affected by physical factors such as pH and temperature because these factors alter the structure of the enzyme (Freeman‚ 2011)
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Ah Seung Chong Molecular Biology CTW: Enzyme Kinetic Dr. Cruz 07/22/2010 Enzyme kinetics Introduction Enzymes are biological catalysts or assistants‚ without enzyme many of important processes of life could not happen. Most of enzymes are proteins that help speed up chemical reactions by lowering amount of activation energy needed for the reaction1. Enzymes are usually highly selective‚ only bind to specific substrate and convert it to product at a particular rate1. The rate of the reaction
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General Biology Endangered Animal Species Report Sarah Finnegan Bachman ’s Sparrow II. Physical Characteristics: Relatively small in size ‚plain brown in color with reddish streaks‚ cone shaped bills‚ pale brown faces‚ long brown tails ‚ reddish brown backs‚ pale white breast ‚ brownish-red crown. Length 12.2 to 15.2 cm Weight 21 grams III. Food: Forage on the ground for seeds of herbaceous plants and pines‚ and for insects. Insescts include beetles‚ bugs‚ grasshoppers
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Enzyme Lab Experiments Problem: How can we demonstrate how enzymes work? What happens if we alter the environment of an enzyme? Materials: G;lucose Test Strips Test Tubes Pipettes Raw Hamburg Lettuce Potato Raw Liver Chalk Beakers Dairy Lactose Tablet Water Sugar Solo Cups Hot Plate Knife Gloves Skim Milk Glow Sticks Peroxide Hypothesis: 1. If we change the environment via temperature the glow stick will Its intensity will change 2. If hydrogen peroxide is added to a certain food liver
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EXERCISE 3 PHYSICO-CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN THE CELL ACTIVITY SHEET BROWNIAN MOVEMENT: 1. What is Brownian movement? - 2. Is there a difference in the speed of movement among the different sized particles of India ink? If so‚ explain the difference. - 3. Is there a difference in the speed of movement of the India ink particles in hot and cool slides? If so‚ explain. - DISPERSION SYSTEMS IN PROTOPLASM 4. DEFINE THE FF: a. Solute: The dissolve matter in a solution; The component
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Title: studying organisms in an ecological habitat Aim: to determine the feeding relationships in an ecological habitat Method: * Explore ecological habitat * Make notes of features of selected habitat * Measure the seize of the area to be explored * Record the name of all organisms found in the habitat * Make note of any special features of the organisms * Note the presence of any symbiotic relations Observations and results: Tabulation of the organisms in habitat
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making the bacteria take on various phenotypic characteristics. Background Information: Genetic transformation is one of the most important processes in biotechnology. Essentially‚ genetic transformation involves the process where a cell (in this lab‚ a bacterial cell) takes up foreign DNA from its surroundings and incorporates it into its own DNA. This gene transfer is accomplished with the aid of a plasmid‚ a
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Enzymes INTRODUCTION Enzymes are protein cells and they are found in the gut. They help to break down the food you eat. Enzymes are produced by living cells and they speed up reactions because they are biological catalysts. If we did not have enzymes‚ the reactions in our cells would be too slow to keep us alive. This means that they are extremely important for our survival. The properties of enzymes are: ⋆ They can be used many times‚ because they can speed up reactions without
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experiment diluted solutions of amylase were created and then tested using a starch solution‚ I2KI for reaction times. The answer to the question was proved to be that more concentration of amylase speeds up the reaction time. Introduction The enzyme‚ amylase is found in the saliva of most animals and in humans. Amylase hydrolyzes starch‚ a plant’s reservation of carbohydrates. Amylase causes a chemical reaction in the polysaccharide starch that breaks down the glucose molecules into maltose
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Environmental Parameters of Enzyme Activity Alex Rocha Texas State University Abstract If you’ve ever left a cut up apple out for long‚ you’ll notice that after a while‚ it will turn brown. The reason for this is an enzyme named catechol oxidase‚ a ubiquitous plant enzymes containing a dinuclear copper center (Klabunde‚ Eicken‚ Sacchettini‚ & Krebs‚ 1998). In this experiment‚ we used two different chelators‚ ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid and phenylthiourea to test which would stop
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