Factors affecting Enzyme Activity: The effect of pH on enzyme activity Background Knowledge: An enzyme is a biological catalyst – which speeds up the reaction rate‚ without itself getting altered. Enzymes are proteins with long polypeptide chains that are folded up into three – dimensional shapes. An enzyme acts on a substrate to convert the substrate into a product useful for the organism.The active site is a special region on the surface of the enzyme where the substrate binds to the enzyme.
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A study of the osmoregulatory capabilities in Nereis virens and Phascolopsis gouldi: osmoregulators vs. osmoconformers Introduction Water is essential for life as we know it on this planet‚ and according to Campbell et al. (1999)‚ water is the major constituent of cells. Reactions vital to life occur under aqueous conditions in the body and cells of all organisms‚ and the concentrations of reactants necessary for these reactions depend upon the amount of water present (Pough et al. 2004)
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The graph shows that the respiration rate does increase as the yeast concentration rises‚ but levels off and eventually reached its saturation point‚ or decline‚ which occurs at 8.5g. This decline may occur because there are too many yeast molecules in comparison to the glucose‚ which may lead to yeast cells hindering a collision thus lessening the reaction. The respiration rate increases as more yeast is added because it gives more opportunities for molecular collisions and so the amount of successful
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highest rates and that lactose was the lowest‚ so we see a clear downwards sloping trend‚ which was also expected. This suggests that yeast respires best with glucose instead of sucrose fructose or lactose. To explain this process‚ we must first understand how sugar affects yeast growth. First of all yeast is a fungus‚ meaning that it needs sugars to supply it energy. Yeast can also release oxygen like human beings‚ called respiration. So technically speaking the more sugars there are the more
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PURPOSE What sugar will get the most rise out of yeast‚ so you can get the best bread or baked goods possible. Sugar when mixed with yeast and water will produce carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide from the yeast sugar and warm water will make the balloon on top of the water bottle blow up. I hypothesize that brown sugar will make the balloon blow up the most HYPOTHESIS If I were to mix brown sugar‚ with yeast‚ and warm water together it should have a different reaction as opposed to other sugars
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Determining the Optimal Temperature and PH of Barley Amylase Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to find the optimal temperature and pH of barley alpha-amylase. I hypothesize that the optimal temperature would be 55 degrees Celsius and the optimal pH would be 5.5. In this experiment‚ the starch is used as a substrate to examine the optimum temperature and pH for the reaction of alpha amylase. It is known that the measuring of disappearance (absorbance) of the substrate starch with iodine
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compounds that generally have opposite characteristics. They have there own unique traits‚ acids taste sour‚ turn litmus red while bases taste bitter and turn litmus blue. The term pH relates to measuring the acidity or alkalinity of a solution‚ such as vinegar‚ or even a damp substance like soul. The neutral pH is 7‚ which is essentially water‚ with lower numbers indicating acidity and higher numbers indicating alkalinity. Hydronium ions (H3O+) are formed when water molecules (H2O) bond with
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September 20‚ 2010 EXPERIMENT Acids‚ Bases‚ and Neutrals Problem Are common house-hold products pHs balanced and neutral? Information pH measures how acidic or alkaline a solution is. Its concept was introduced in 1909 by biochemist Soren Sorensen. The scale ranges from 0-14. Solutions that range from 0 to 6 are considered to be Acidic. Solution that’s on the Acidic end of the scale is low in ph‚ high in hydrogen ion‚ and low in hydroxyl ions. An acid have a sour taste‚ reacts with metal‚ are
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Observing Enzyme Activity Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to test whether the pH affected the enzyme reaction rate. Hypothesis: If the enzyme is in a basic solution‚ then it will react faster because the enzyme (catalase) reacts better in basic solutions. Materials: 10 potato cubes (1 cm3) -Pipet Baking soda solution -50 ml glass beaker Bleach Water Lemon juice Vinegar 5 glass test tubes Drying rack Timer Graduated cylinder Hydrogen peroxide Procedure:
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professor! I chose to discuss topic 2 this week. The topic is Discuss how buffers help to regulate body pH. The pH level in the blood is maintained by the kidneys and the lungs. The pH level on the blood should be at 7.4. In order for the kidneys and lungs to maintain this pH level it affects the buffers in the blood. The buffer is a substance that is resistant to the change in the body’s pH level. Basically the buffers can make an acid or base less potent and try and neutralize it so the body is
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