In this lab the peroxidase enzyme is tested in a dormant avocado seed as well as an avocado seed undergoing the process of germination. A gas pressure will be used to test the seeds and see if the peroxidase enzyme is present in either of the seeds. A catalyst is very similar to track spikes. Spikes increase a runner’s speed‚ as a catalyst speeds up the chemical reaction time in a plant. Neither the catalyst nor shoes are changed in these actions. Enzymes are macromolecules that act like catalysts
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The data from the experiment demonstrates that the catalase enzyme breaks down the hydrogen peroxide due to its harmful toxicity to the liver. In section A‚ the effect surface area has on the enzyme was tested. The results have proven that as the surface area increases‚ the reaction rate of the enzyme also increases. To illustrate‚ when the liver was ground‚ the bubbles from the reaction reached a maximum height of 150mm in five seconds less than the unground liver which merely reached a maximum
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Kinetics: The Rate of a Chemical Reaction Objectives: 1. To study the kinetics of chemical reaction‚ 2 I- + S2 O82- I2 + 2 SO42- . 2. To study the effects of reactant concentration (persulphate‚ S2O82-‚ and iodide‚ I-) and temperature on the rate of chemical reactions. ( i) Study the effect of 0.20M (S2O82-) on the rate of chemical reaction. ( ii) Study the effect of 0.10M (S2O82-) on the rate of chemical reaction. ( iii) Study the effect of 0.05M
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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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An experiment was run to determine which enzyme (pectinase‚ and cellulase or combinations of the two enzymes) maximizes juice production and would be most cost effective. The proposed hypothesis was if the enzyme‚ pectinase‚ is added to apple juice‚ then the more juice will be extracted than if cellulase were added because pectinase holds the cell wall together and if it is separated apart from each other‚ then the more juice would be able to flow out. The experimental data show that during the ten
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Effect of Varying Temperatures: The enzyme catalyzed reaction rate during varying incubation temperatures are plotted on Figure. 6. As the temperature increases the rate increases‚ but as the temperature reaches 49oC it begins to drop. When the plot of the logarithm of the rate is used against the inverse of the temperature kelvin’s the Arrhenius equation is used to calculate the activation energy. The range in orange is between 16.5 - 37oC and the activation energy is calculated to be 9332kcal/mol
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for lipids‚ if in fact a lipid is present‚ the reaction would produce a red/orange color as opposed to no change at all (negative reaction: Stays pink color). This solution of Sudan IV is soluble in lipids‚ but not in water. Benedict’s solution is the test used for reducing sugars or glucose testing. The positive reaction for this test should show a red/brick color after being placed in boiling water for three minutes‚ but if a negative reaction occurs we will get blue color or no change at all
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ABSTRACT Enzymes are biological catalysts; they cause reactions to happen that would not normally occur due to the activation energy that would be required. They bring together substrates and cause chemical reactions that are essential for life. Without enzymes life processes‚ and life in of itself‚ would not be possible. Enzymes are also special because very little of the actual enzyme is actually used up in the reaction. In this lab two different factors‚ temperature and pH‚ were tested to see
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Enzyme Activators and Inhibitors Lucia House AP Biology‚ Block 4 Mr. Trice October 18‚ 2012 Introduction: Metabolism is the totality of all of an organism’s chemical reactions. Chemical reactions occur due to enzymes‚ a substance which acts as a catalyst in driving chemical reactions in order to produce a desired product (Campbell and Reece‚ 2002). A catalyst is usually a protein; however‚ some catalytic molecules counter this generalization. A discovery made in the early nineteen- nineties
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factors affect the rate of an enzyme-controlled reaction. How do these factors affect the chemical structure and properties of the enzyme. Many things can affect the rate of enzyme activity. The temperature of the enzyme‚ the pH of the solution‚ the concentration of the enzyme‚ substrate and the product. Also‚ another affector is the number of competitive and non-competitive inhibitors. As I cannot explain them all‚ I have chosen to explain the effect of temperature and also the effect of inhibitors
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