Immobilization of Enzymes And Their Applications By‚ Shudhangshu Shekhar Kundu Introduction: What an enzyme? Enzymes are protein molecules‚ which serve to accelerate the chemical reactions of living cells (often by several orders of magnitude). Without enzymes‚ most biochemical reactions would be too slow to even carry out life processes. Enzymes display
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FUNCTIONS OF ENZYMES Enzymes are extremely important to the human body and its ability to function. An enzyme itself is a protein made by the body’s cells to act as catalyst‚ speeding up chemical reactions in the cell. It does this by taking the reactants‚ or the elements or compounds that enter into the chemical reaction‚ in this situation referred to as substrates‚ and breaking apart their bonds so that new ones can form. The three types of enzymes are digestive enzymes‚ food enzymes‚ and metabolic
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Catalase Lab Introduction: Catalase is an enzyme normally found in many plant and animal tissues. Its purpose is to destroy toxic substances which may be introduced into cells. Also‚ some cells use catalase to destroy cellular debris or worn out organelles. In this lab‚ we will use a catalase solution from potatoes and determine the effect of temperature and pH on the action of this enzyme. The substrate of the enzyme will be 3% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Catalase works by the following mechanism:
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The bonding of an enzyme to its substrate forms an enzyme-substrate complex. The catalytic action of the enzyme converts its substrate into the product or products of the reaction. Each reaction is extremely specific‚ distinguishing between closely related compounds‚ including isomers. For example‚ the enzyme sucrase will only act on sucrose and will not bind to any other disaccharide. The molecular recognition of enzymes is due to the fact that they are proteins‚ which are defined as being macromolecules
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62 Iodine test for starch Amount of starch remaining Enzyme activity level Dark blue-black All None (0) Blue Most Low (1) Light brown Some Moderate (2) Gold None High (3) Part 1: Effect of Enzyme Concentration 1. Label five test tubes 1-5. Place 4 mL of 1 % starch in each of the first four test tubes. Place 4 mL of amylase solution in the fifth tube. Place all of the tubes in the 37°C water bath for 5 minutes. Obtain 5 clean droppers and label them 1-5. (To avoid contamination of these solutions
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Unit 2 Home Labs - KEY Goals: Read Safety Perform Changes: Physical or Chemical Lab Perform Special Physical Properties of Matter Lab Perform Paper Chromatography Lab Turn-in: 1) Changes: Physical or Chemical Lab - Completed Procedure / Observations‚ questions‚ and a written description of most important concept that you learned in the discussion section. 2) Special Physical Properties of Matter Lab – Completed Procedure / Observations‚ questions
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Unit 2 Vocabulary & Concepts Please print out the following Vocabulary & Concepts for Unit 2. This is to give you a more specific idea of what we will cover during the next 4 (or so) weeks. Keeping a notebook would be a great idea. This should be in it (right after the General Outline for Unit 2)!!! We will begin Unit 2 in depth this week. By the end of the Unit‚ I expect you to have defined all of the vocabulary. You may begin this week if you would like. If you don’t have a book‚ you may
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2 major lab accidents: 1) Adam and Joey‚ best friends since kindergarten‚ were doing an experiment in engineering class. The boys launched a potato at the wrong rate of speed and distance and broke a school window when they were trying out their potato launcher that was made to be launched indoors inside the school lab. If Adam and Joey had listened carefully to the teachers instructions‚ they would have launched the potato to travel the correct distance and speed. Maria and Kathy‚ two girls who
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ENZYME COFACTORS AND INHIBITORS 1. DESCRIBE THE GENERAL ROLE OF COFACTORS IN ENZYME ACTIVITY. Some chemicals enhance an enzyme’s activity‚ which is what cofactors function to do. They are a non-protein component of an enzyme and may be organic molecules (called coenzymes) or inorganic ions. 2. (A) NAME FOUR HEAVY METALS THAT ARE TOXIC TO HUMANS. Four heavy metals that are toxic to humans are: 1. Cadmium (Cd) 2. Lead (Pb) 3. Mercury (Hg) 4. Arsenic (As) (B) EXPLAIN IN GENERAL TERMS WHY THESE
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SCI203 Phase 2 Lab Report SPECIATION Sharon Patton June 1‚ 2015 Colorado Technical University Purpose The purpose of this lab is to explain what would happen if a species were split into two groups by an earthquake‚ creating a physical barrier between the two groups. Showing how the formation of a new species can evolve. Introduction Speciation is when a species is created from the splitting of a species. In other words if a group of a certain species is separated say by an earthquake
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