Introduction Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts; thus allowing the many chemical reactions in life to occur. The purpose of an enzyme is to speed up the rate of a chemical reaction. Without enzymes‚ living organisms would be unable to function properly‚ since the releasing and storing of energy depend on the enzyme’s function (2). Through the process of catabolism‚ complex molecules within organic compounds are broken into simpler molecules. As a result of catabolic reactions‚ energy used
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Enzymes in Pineapple Background: Enzymes are very efficient catalysts for biochemical reactions. They speed up reactions by providing an alternative reaction pathway of lower activation energy. Like all catalysts‚ enzymes take part in the reaction - that is how they provide an alternative reaction pathway. But they do not undergo permanent changes and so remain unchanged at the end of the reaction. They can only alter the rate of reaction‚ not the position of the equilibrium. Enzymes are usually
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that the enzymes in the pineapple will denature when the temperature is changed. The prediction was partly correct. Pineapples have special enzymes that denature gelatin molecules. Which is the reason why the pineapple and gelatin test tube remained filled with liquid‚ instead of turning into jelly which gelatin does when it’s molecules are not disturbed. Why our hypothesis was partly incorrect was lacked depth in that when changing the temperature by heating the pineapple to 40C it actually increased
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Acids & Bases Lab Write Up Lab 2 Introduction There are many acids and bases all around us. An acid is known as a hydrogen ion donor (H¯)‚ and a base is known as a hydrogen ion acceptor (H⁺). Acids and bases are represented by the pH scale. The pH scale shows the strength that an acid or base has. This scale ranges from 0-14‚ with 0-6 being acids‚ 8-14 being bases‚ and 7 being neutral‚ such as water. This is defined as the negative log of an ion atom (pH=
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1P Paper Towel Absorbency Experiment Write-Up Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to conduct a valid experiment‚ realize that the way I conduct an experiment influences the data‚ and I want to know which paper towel has the higher absorbency times. My hypothesis is that bounty will be the quicker picker upper Materials and Methods: As a class we chose that our control out of the brands provided (Bounty‚ Viva‚ Wal-Mart‚ and the School brand) would be the Schools brand of paper towel
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Joshua McMahon IB Chemistry Matt Chase 3A 2/13/15 Finding the PH of different concentrations of orange juice. Research Question By diluting concentrated orange juice with water‚ can you significantly change the PH value? Introduction Across the world‚ it is thought and widely accepted to believe that Orange juice is the cure to many terrible diseases. However‚ this may not be true anymore. It has been said that Oranges are very high in vitamin C‚ therefore one should drink it every morning
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The Effect of Pineapple Juice on the Gelling Time of Gelatin Abstract: Fresh pineapple is known for not being able to gel and this experiment is aimed to figure out why. Bromelain is an enzyme the breaks the chains in proteins making them inactive and pineapple are known for having it. In this experiment we tested other factors that pineapple contain to pin point what the culprit was. It was discovered the Bromelain was actually the reason that fresh pineapple won’t gel but if you boil
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AP Biology Sunday‚ October 24‚ 2010 Enzyme Lab Write-Up Purpose: To observe how an enzyme affect the speed of chemical reaction. To describe how the concentration of an enzyme affects its ability to work. Hypothesis: Depending on the concentration of the catalase which the disk is soaked in‚ it will have a direct correlation on the rate of hydrogen peroxide being broken down into oxygen gas. Prediction: Since the rate of reaction can be lowered by the addition of
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Josh P. AP Biology 12-10-13 Lab Writeup The Effect of Transformation of pGLO in Bacteria Background/Objectives/Hypothesis: Genetic transformation is a process that primarily is inserting new DNA into an organism to change that organism’s trait. This process has many useful benefits when used correctly in different organisms. In this lab‚ bacteria was transformed by inserting DNA for Green Fluorescent Proteins. The DNA for these proteins were taken from bioluminescent jellyfish Aequorea
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Title: Grip Strength and Muscle Fatigue I. Purpose/Hypothesis: In this lab the subject will grip on a scale that measures the amount of force being put on it. We will observe the change in hand strength during continuous grip over time. Then we will also measure hand strength during rapid‚ repetitive gripping. I believe that hand strength will weaken during a continuous grip more than if you were to keep a repetitive grip. II. Procedure: 1. Connect the Hand Dynamomenter to LabQuest and select
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