Patrick McCrystal Enzymes: Natural Catalysts Enzymes are catalytic proteins‚ meaning they speed up chemical reactions without beingused up or altered permanently in the process. Although various enzymes use different methods‚all accomplish catalysis by lowering the activation energy for the reaction‚ thus allowing it tooccur more easily. Enzymes have very specific shapes (conformations). Part of the conformationis the active site of the enzyme‚ where the actual catalysis occurs. The specific molecule
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Ms. Balmer Pineapple Jelly Enzyme Lab Discussion After completing the Pineapple Jell-O Enzyme lab‚ the final results were that the canned pineapple formed the jelly while the fresh pineapple did not. Pineapple In order for this to have occurred‚ there has to be a comparison between fresh and canned pineapple in terms of their physical and chemical properties. The physical properties of fresh pineapple are that it is sweet‚ ripe and raw. These properties make fresh pineapples very healthy and
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The Fragility of an Enzyme Purpose: To see how easily enzyme function can be destroyed. Hypothesis: I think that the bowl with only Jell-O will set as will the bowl with heated pineapple but the Jell-O with fresh‚ uncooked pineapple will not set. Materials: Part of a fresh pineapple A blender or a fine cheese grater 3 small bowls A small box of Jell-O Pot Stove Refrigerator 2 tablespoons Procedure: 1. Cut the pineapple to remove any skin. Blend/grate the pineapple into a thick‚ pulpy
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This lab is adapted from the canned denatured pineapple experiment. Instead of investigating the effect of canning on enzyme activity‚ we look for the presence of the substrate. This is a useful teaching lab for all the criteria and requires very few resources. Background Information: Gelatin is made from a protein called collagen which comes from the joints of animals. Gelatin may be dissolved in hot water. As the dissolved gelatin mixture cools‚ the collagen forms into a matrix that
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Principles of Biology Lab Exercise Enzymes: Catalysts of Life Instructor: Professor Alcendor By Shahid Rana Date: March 7th‚ 2013 Abstract: In this experiment we have demonstrated the function of enzymes. The whole experiment was devoted to understand how enzymes work as a catalysts and increase the chemical reaction without being used themselves. In general‚ enzymes are proteins that function as biological catalysts. These enzymes adhere to lower to amount of energy required for
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Enzyme Catalysis Lab: Laboratory Write Up Problem/Question: What happens to the amounts of gas produced in a catalyzed reaction of Hydrogen Peroxide when the catalyst is mixed with an acid? Theory/Hypothesis: In this experiment the researcher and their team will be performing tests on a catalyst (proteins found in potato) to see what will happen when the catalyst in a Hydrogen Peroxide reaction is treated with an acid before the reaction occurs. The researcher hypothesizes that the after treating
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The Effect of pH on the Rate of Enzyme Catalysis of Catalase Objectives: The objective of this lab was to develop a protocol to investigate the effect of an environmental variable on the catalytic function of an enzyme. More specifically‚ the objective was to perform an experiment in order to test the effect of pH on the function of the enzyme catalase. Introduction: Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts for reactions. This simply means that enzymes lower the activation energy required
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The Prickly Truth About Pineapples When you hear the word “pineapple”‚ what sort of imagery comes to mind? Many people will think of a round slice of pineapple sitting atop a holiday ham‚ garnished with a cherry. Others will picture enjoying a tropical cocktail from a curvy‚ elaborate glass‚ adorned with a miniature umbrella and a small chunk of pineapple hanging from the rim. However‚ it may surprise the majority of the population that pineapples are not native to the Pacific Islands. Even though
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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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Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Skin Extract as main Component in making a Moisturizing Soap An Investigatory Project Presented to: Sir. Joseph Valdez A Faculty of Science Department Statefields School Inc. In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for SCIENCE 7 by: Angela Grace Soriano Jose Renz BrionesKyla Alessandra De AsasMiguel M. Andas September‚ 2014 Chapter I: Introduction Background of the Study Nowadays‚ people have
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