Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions by lowering the amount of activation energy needed to start the reaction and let the reaction occur at temperatures found in living cells. The way that enzymes do this is explained with the lock and key hypothesis. This hypothesis says enzymes have a specific shape called the active site which is different between different enzymes. Molecules called the substrate that participates in the reaction also have a specific shape that can
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Question One Description on what junket contains and how it works. “The dessert named junket is made by adding the enzyme Rennin to lukewarm milk. Rennin. also known as Chymosin or in its commercial form as Rennet‚ is found in the fourth stomach of cud-chewing animals‚ and is to be found in particularly high quantities in the fourth stomach of suckling calves. The enzyme curdles the milk by transforming caseinogen into
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A Quantitative Enzyme Study: CATALASE FlowChart Purpose: Measure the rate of enzyme activity in different conditions Procedure: A. Extraction of Catalase 1. Peel potato 2. Cut into cubes 3. Mass 50g 4. Measure out 50ml of cold distilled water in blender 5. Add crushed ice into blender (small amount) 6. Add the potato cubes into the blender 7. Turn on blender on high for 30 seconds 8. Prepare an ice bath - FROM THIS POINT ON PREPERATION MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN AN ICE BATH – 9
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Introduction Enzymes are protein based structures that help speed up chemical reactions. They help these reactions keep up with the everyday metabolic needs and other like functions of organisms. Enzymes are also considered catalysts‚ due to the lowering in activation energy‚ in which they are not consumed or changed at any point during the reaction. These enzymes have three main protein structures that help keep them formed and intact. Stage 1 of these structures is the primary structure‚ which
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The implication of t(1;11) chromosome translocation in Schizophrenia pathogenesis Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that affects approximately 1% of the adult population.1 Due to its complexity‚ there are many contributions to the genesis of the disease including epigenetic‚ stochastic and environmental factors‚ yet studies on families and twins have proved that the genetic component plays a crucial role.2 Multiple Schizophrenia-associated loci have been identified‚ many of them‚ revealing
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The role of protein in hormone enzyme functions Proteins are very important particles in our cells. Proteins are included in basically all bodily cell functions‚ including cellular regeneration and repair‚ tissue maintenance and regulation‚ hormone and enzyme production (James‚ C.S. Delores). They vary in structure as well as function. Talking about hormone and enzyme production‚ it is important to understand that amino acids are the basic components of hormones‚ which are critical chemical
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Introduction Plasmids are circular‚ double stranded extrachromosomal DNA molecules that are found in bacteria which can self-replicate. They are naturally occurring DNA molecules advantageous to the host bacterium by carrying genes which specify metabolic capacities. (Garrett et al.‚ 2010) Besides‚ plasmids exist in a wide variety of sizes from a few thousands to hundreds of thousands of base pairs. Many plasmids have been engineered to serve as plasmids cloning vectors to carry genes. (Synder et
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Jolly Nguyen 11C Conditions needed for effective enzyme action Aim: To investigate the activity of enzymes and how might the activity be effected in different conditions. Hypothesis: Temperature rises and change of substrate concentration may cause denaturation of the protein of enzymes. So as the temperature rises the amount of active enzyme progressively decreases‚ and the rate is slowed. Exposure to heat causes atoms to vibrate violently and this disrupts bonds within globular proteins
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Ye Tao BISC220-13155 The Effect of Temperature on the Digestion of Starch by Activity of Enzyme α-Amylase: Observation of Rate of Starch Disappearance through Iodine Test Introduction An enzyme is a type of protein that‚ through its own structure including hydrogen bonds‚ acts like a biological catalyst and is able to accelerate the biochemical reaction rate by lowering the activation energy of the whole process‚ without which cells could hardly practice any physiological functions within human
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Year 11 IB Biology IA Report 2011 5/31/2011 Enzyme Activity Experiment Introduction 3 AIM 3 Materials 3 Method 4 Result 5 Table 1: 5 Table 2: 5 Graph 1 6 Discussion 6 Conclusion 8 Bibliography 9 Appendix 1 (Test tube 3- 45 degrees) 9 Appendix 2 (Test tube 1- 5 degrees) 9 Appendix 3 (Test tube 2- 20 degrees) 9 Introduction Phenolphthalein is an indicator that is pink in alkaline solutions of about pH10. When the pH drops below pH 8.3 phenolphthalein will
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