26/05/2014 Biology “Enzyme Activities” Introduction: Enzymes have extremely interesting properties that make them little chemical-reaction machines. The purpose of an enzyme in a cell is to allow the cell to carry out chemical reactions very quickly. These reactions allow the cell to build things or take things apart as needed. This is how a cell grows and reproduces. At the most basic level‚ a cell is really a little bag full of chemical reactions that are made possible by enzymes (Brain)
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Reactions Enzymes are proteins found in living things that speed up chemical reactions. They aid in nearly all metabolic processes‚ such as food digestion‚ molecule synthesis‚ and the storage/ release of energy. An enzyme speeds up the rate of the chemical reactions by lowering the reaction’s activation energy‚ which means that by definition‚ an enzyme functions as biological catalyst. The activation energy is the energy that is used to get a reaction started. The function of an enzyme is dependent
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What is Enzyme? Enzymes are protein that acts as speed up reactions and break down molecules in our body. However‚ different enzymes only work on certain types of molecules. Enzymes can accelerate the reactions by more than one million times.(3) In our human body‚ there are a total about forty thousand types of enzymes and each catalyzes different kind of molecule.(3) The molecules that enzymes help to accelerate is called substrates‚ and when enzyme is combined together with the substrate‚ it
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March 6‚ 2013 Abstract Enzymes are very specific protein because they contain one active site on their surface that enable the substrate to bind to the enzyme and form the enzyme substrate complex and then release the products. The principal function of enzymes is to increase the rate of the chemical reactions. Enzymes have a set of conditions at which they work perfectly; this is known as optimal condition. Fungal and bacterial amylase are the enzymes that we going to study for their
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Introduction Enzymes are protein based structures that help speed up chemical reactions. They help these reactions keep up with the everyday metabolic needs and other like functions of organisms. Enzymes are also considered catalysts‚ due to the lowering in activation energy‚ in which they are not consumed or changed at any point during the reaction. These enzymes have three main protein structures that help keep them formed and intact. Stage 1 of these structures is the primary structure‚ which
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Objective: To find out the food substance in food sample X‚Y and Z. Biological Principle: Test for lipids using the grease spot test Test for glucose using Clinistix paper Test for reducing sugars using Benedict’s test Test for starch using the iodine test Test for proteins using Albustix paper Test for vitamin C using DCPIP solution A control using distilled water instead of the sample should be included. Independent: different types of food samples Dependent: different types of food
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Shalacia Gilmore Fall 2012 BIO 1107 Natural Selection Lab INTRODUCTION In the 1850s‚ two scientists by the name of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace composed the theory of evolution by natural selection. (1) Darwin characterized several claims needed for natural selection to happen‚ including heritable variation within the population‚ and the presence of more individuals than the environment can support. They also discovered that certain environments favored certain traits. These
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TITLE Homeostasis –Urine Analysis OBJECTIVES 1) To know know the various urine components 2) To detect abnormal constituents 3) To get a brief introduction on clinical biochemistry INTRODUCTION Homeostasis mechanism of human body will regulate the osmotic pressure of the blood. This function is carried out by the kidneys‚ that will filter blood and produces urine through three stages: ultrafiltration‚ reabsorption and secretion. The end product of the process will produce urine
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To whom it may concern‚ It has come to my attention that Liam‚ a young man of 23‚ had recently been diagnosed with severe liver damage. The disease had developed from 10 years of heavy drinking and as Liam was so young the disease was obviously more susceptible. After many advanced treatments being used on him‚ the only chance of saving Liam’s life was through a liver transplant‚ but sadly Liam was refused the transplant. Liam had begun drinking
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Name: Siti Nur Amalina binti Mohamad Sukri Class: M12E Title: Cell Respiration and Aquatic Animal Aim: To investigate the effect of a change in the temperature of water on the respiration rate of a goldfish. Research question: Does a change in temperature of water affect the respiration rate of a goldfish? Introduction: “The goldfish is a domesticated subspecies of a carp like fish called Carassius auratus. Goldfish are usually kept as pets‚ feeding on fish food‚ algae‚ plankton and other
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