Lab 4 Quiz 1. Enzymes and what is their function? a. Enzyme: biological catalysts that regulate chemical reactions that occur in cells. Responsible for things such as converting food to energy‚ replace old damaged tissues‚ disposal of cellular waste products. Are responsible for lowering the activation energy. 2. Most enzymes are proteins with three-dimensional shapes determined by their amino acid sequence. 3. Substrate – is a reactant molecule that binds to the highly specific active site
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graph‚ you can see that there is a relation between the rate of reaction and the surface area. The larger the surface are‚ the faster the rate of reaction seems to be. However‚ although the grain with the largest surface area (the smallest grain) reached the highest point within the shortest amount of time‚ its end result was still lower then the medium sized grain. The explanation for this result is relatively easy. The rate of a chemical reaction can be increased by increasing the size of the surface
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calculate the effect of the substrate acetaldehyde concentration on a Xanthine Dehydrogenase catalyzed reaction. 6. To determine the effect of heat on a Xanthine Dehydrogenase catalyzed reaction. Introduction: Enzymes are specialized biologically made proteins that have catalytic functions that are essential for the maintenance and activity of life (Amano 2007). All living cells have enzymes but they are different‚ they depend on the concentration of enzymes that are found in the organelles. A catalyst
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Dana Calderone Responses of Enzyme Activity from pH and Concentration Abstract Enzymes are the key to many of the chemical reactions that our bodies depend on to live. Without enzymes‚ we would not exist. These biological catalysts speed up the reactions as well as reduce the amount of activation energy needed to complete the process. Knowing how important enzymes are to us‚ it is important to realize what they require to function. They need select conditions and rates to work right. These conditions
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Enzymes are catalysts that speed up chemical reaction but are not themselves consumed or changed by the reaction. The cell’s biological catalysts are proteins. Proteins are made up of one or more polypeptide chains that are folded to make an active site‚ an area in which a material to be acted on by the enzyme‚ called the substrate‚ will fit. The temperature‚pH‚ the concentration of enzyme‚ and the concentration of substrate all affect the activity of the enzyme and the rate of the reaction. The
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Enzyme Catalysis Lab Problem: Before the lab‚ one should understand: • The general functions and activities of enzymes; • The relationship between the structure and function of enzymes • The concept of initial reaction rates of enzymes; • How the concept of free energy relates to enzyme activity; • That change in temperature‚ pH‚ enzyme concentration‚ and substrate concentration can affect the initial reaction rates of enzyme-catalyzed reactions; and • Catalyst‚ catalysis‚ and catalase
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Enzyme action is the simple mechanism by which enzymes catalyse chemical reactions. This begins with the binding of the substrate to the active site on the enzyme. The binding of the substrate to the enzyme causes changes in the distribution of electrons in the chemical bonds of the substrate. This then causes the reactions that lead to the formation of products that are then released from the enzyme surface to regenerate the enzyme for another reaction cycle. The active site has a unique shape that
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Introduction: Enzymes are biological catalysts that permit cells to carry out the many functions that are required in a living system. Every enzyme has a specific substrate and a specific function. Enzymes alter substrates one of three ways: by adding something to the substrate‚ removing something from the substrate‚ or by changing its conformation‚ otherwise known as its shape. The structure of an enzyme and its ability to function exists because it binds to an active site‚ thus increasing the
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percentage errors. OBJECTIVE The objective of this experiment is to determine the order with respect to permanganate ion and to oxalic acid concentration for the reaction of potassium permanganate and oxalic acid solutions. Other goals include‚ writing a rate equation and determining the effect of increased temperature on the rate of this reaction. MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT The materials required for this experiment include the following: • 2-50ml Burets • 60 mL of 0.755M H2C2O4 • 60 mL
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scale Enzyme applications 1. Detergents Bacterial proteinases are still the most important detergent enzymes. Lipases decompose fats into more water-soluble compounds. Amylases are used in detergents to remove starch based stains. 2. Starch hydrolysis and fructose production The use of starch degrading enzymes was the first large scale application of microbial enzymes in food industry. Mainly two enzymes carry out conversion of starch to glucose: alpha-amylase and fungal enzymes. Fructose
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