Enzymes and Their Importance in Plants and Animals Enzymes are large proteins that are responsible for catalysing thousands of metabolic processes that sustain life. Enzymes work similarly to those catalysts used in industry by lowering activation energy and therefore dramatically speeding up the rate of a reaction‚ however‚ these biological catalysts are highly selective to their substrate. Almost every chemical reaction that occurs in a cell requires enzymes in order to occur at rates required
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the beginning of the lab. Post-lab questions for Topic 5 – Enzymes Name: Date: Group: T W R Formation and Detection of Benzoquinone Table 1. Formation and Detection of Benzoquinone: Record Absorbance Time 2A-Potato extract + cathecol 2B- Potato extract + water 2C- Catechol + water After 10 min 1- What were the substrate‚ enzyme and product of the enzymatic reaction? 2- What is the purpose of tubes 2B and 2C? Enzyme Specificity Table 2 – Specificity of Cathecol oxidase for different
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Use of Enzymes in Food Industry - Food industry utilizes a variety of enzymes for processing of various foods‚ e.g.‚ production of various types of syrups from starch or sucrose (a- and β- amylases‚ glucamylase‚ pullulanase‚ invertase‚ and glucose isomerase)‚ meat/protein processing using proteases‚ removal of glucose and or molecular oxygen (O2) using glucose oxidase and catalase‚ use of lactase in dairy industry and use of enzymes in fruit juice and brewing industries. Glucose oxides are obtained
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BIOCHEMISTRY 304 Enzyme Kinetic Sample Problems #1 September 2004 1 Given the reaction k1 kp E + S ES E + P k-1 where k1 = 1 x 107 M-1 sec-1 k-1 = 1 x 102 sec-1‚ and kp = 3 x 102 sec-1 a) Calculate Ks b) Calculate Km (a) k-1 1 x 102 sec-1 Ks = k1 = 1 x 107 M-1 sec-1 = 1 x 10-5 M (b) k-1 + kp (1 x 102 sec-1) + (3 x 102 sec-1)
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introduction to enzymes Enzymes are the foundation of energy and the life force in all living things. They are responsible for building‚ detoxifying‚ and healing the body. They are also the force that allows your body to digest and absorb food. Enzymes also regulate tens of thousands of other biochemical functions that take place in the body every day. Without enzymes‚ seeds would not sprout‚ fruit would not ripen‚ leaves would not change color‚ and life would not exist. Therefore‚ the study of enzymes has
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Determining the Enthalpy Change for a Redox Reaction Criteria Assessed: Background Design Research Question What is the enthalpy change between the reaction of Zinc reducing Copper II ions? Purpose Determine the change in enthalpy for the redox reduction of zinc reducing Copper II ions. Independent Variable Dependent Variable The change in temperature Controlled Variables Materials/ Apparatus * Zinc powder * 2‚ Foam cups * 10 cm3 pipette * stopwatch * 1.00 M Copper
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Lab Report: Enzyme Lab Your Name: Samantha Butcher Purpose of this Lab What is the goal of this lab? What question is it trying to answer‚ or what problem is it trying to explain? It is going to explain how a liver’s enzymes break down substances that could be harmful.| Hypothesis After reading the lab instructions - but before starting the lab - record your best “educated guess” about what will happen in the experiment. Give your reasons and outline any assumptions that lead
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Kenneth Hampton | | |Restriction Enzymes: | |A study in Reactions and Mapping | | | |November 7‚ 2008 | ABSTRACT This experiment will study the
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| 1. | | Passing an electric current through a certain substance produces oxygen and sulfur. This substance cannot be a(n) Your Answer: | element. | | | An element cannot be broken down into other elements. | | 2. | | Pick the chemical change that occurs when a lit match is held under a piece of metal. Your Answer: | match burns | | | Chemical changes‚ which release heat and light‚ occur during the combustion process. | | 3. | | Which identification is incorrect for the elements
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Effecting the Reaction Rate in Enzymes in Plants and Animals Problem- How do variables temperature and surface area affect the rate of reaction occurring in the enzyme? Information- Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts. They speed up chemical reactions that take place in cells. Enzymes can be found in both liver and potato. They provide a site where reactants can be brought together to react. These reactants are called substrates that fin into the enzyme. The changing of
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