Enzyme Lab Using Jello INTRODUCTION: Enzymes are known as protein catalysts. The name protein catalyst suggests that most enzymes are made of proteins. A catalyst is a substance that speeds up chemical reactions without being consumed in the process. (Giuseppe‚ M 2002‚ p.69). After a reaction has been catalyzed‚ the catalyst can be used again to catalyze the same reaction. Enzymes reduce the activation energy (minimal energy) it takes for a reaction to take place. Enzymes can either catabolize
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Without using electricity‚ there are many ways to illuminate a parking lot. First‚ I can decorate the ceilings and walls of the parking lot with glow sticks (light sticks). This method of producing light is called chemiluminescence. Chemiluminescence is the direct production of light as the result of a chemical reaction with little or no heat produced. The glow sticks can operate by causing two chemicals to mix. A common reaction used for these devices is hydrogen peroxide and phenol oxalate ester
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kind of role does hydrogen peroxide and a liver have in their chemical reaction? In the experiment‚ we saw they had a reaction‚ but completed further tests to determine whether they changed after the reaction. Hydrogen peroxide is chemically changed into water and the liver is broken down in the reaction. In the experiment‚ a fresh piece of chicken liver was put into a test tube filled with 3% hydrogen peroxide. We knew a reaction was taking place because the hydrogen peroxide started to foam and
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lab-Catalase experiment Aim: To investigate enzyme kinetics‚ using different concentration of the enzyme. Hypothesis: The assay system used in the lab consists of a filter paper disc coated with the enzyme and the dropped into a papercup of substrate (Hydrogen Peroxide). As the hydrogen breaks down the hydrogen peroxide into hydrogen and oxygen gas‚ the bubbles of oxygen gas collect underneath the filter and make it rise to the surface of the hydrogen peroxide. The time it takes for the filter to rise
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Martina Oganesyan Title of investigation: The effect of solute concentration on osmosis in potatoes. Research question: What is the solute concentration of a potato? Hypothesis: Osmosis is the movement of water across the membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. The osmosis continues until the solute concentrations are equal in both areas. In this experiment‚ we put pieces of potatoes into test tubes with sugar solutions of different concentrations and leave
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Gas Controlled variable: - Equal size of potatoes used - Using measuring cylinder Equipment used: - Gas collecting kit - Potato - Stop watch - Test tube - Distilled water - Hydrogen peroxide - Knife Safety precautions: Dealing with corrosive chemicals “hydrogen peroxide” Method 1. Cut potatoes into 9 equal pieces. 2. Peel off skin. 3. Cut each potato chip into ascending order. 4. Add buffer of 4.8 ml. 5. Add 1.4 ml of hydrogen peroxide 6. Add potato chip & close bung. 7. Take
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Practical: The effect of pH on enzyme activity Rationale Amylase is an enzyme involved in the digestion system which catalyses the breakdown of starch into sugars. It is not only present in human saliva but also in the pancreas‚ where it hydrolyses dietary starch into disaccharides and trisaccharides which are converted by other enzymes to glucose to supply the body with energy. pH has an effect on the activity of all enzymes‚ including amylase. As the pH level increases‚ the enzyme activity increases
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The effect of temperature on a reaction rate In this experiment I shall be investigating how temperature affects the rate of reaction Rates of reaction The Factors that affect the rate of reaction are temperature‚ surface area‚ concentration‚ catalysts‚ light and pressure Surface area – Surface area is the amount of solid surface that is available for reaction - Only affects solids so this will not affect our
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We are studying the effect of pH on catalase activity. Catalase by scavenging hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen is an important enzyme of cell defense mechanisms against oxidative stress in all living organisms (Dat et al.‚ 2003). Cells use catalase because it is the most efficient enzyme as an antioxidative enzyme which lowers hydrogen peroxide or superoxide to accumulate to toxic levels in plant growth (Bowler et al. 1992). The formula that involves catalase as the enzyme is . pH is a measure
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Explain the technique by which copper can be purified. What is a use of pure copper? 19) Explain the processes of phytomining and bioleaching. 20) Why is recycling beneficial to the environment? 21) What % of iron comes from the blast furnace? What effect does this have on its properties? 22) Give some properties of low-carbon‚ high-carbon and stainless steels. 23) Why might an alloy of aluminium be preferable to the pure metal in aeroplane manufacture? 24) What name is given to the metals in
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