Background Information: Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen. In high concentrations‚ it can be unstable and even poisonous. In lower concentrations‚ such as the types found in many homes‚ it works well as a disinfectant and antiseptic.The reason behind foaming of Hydrogen peroxide is because blood and cells contain an enzyme called catalase. Since a cut or scrape contains both blood and damaged cells‚ there is lots of catalase floating around.When the catalase comes in contact
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Purpose: Cells produce toxic wastes‚ in this experiment hydrogen peroxide‚ and without some sort of molecule to break it down the cell will die‚ along with the organism itself. However with the aid of an enzyme‚ catalase‚ hydrogen peroxide is able to be broken down into an intermediate and thereafter harmless substances water and oxygen. The goal of this lab is to measure the reaction rate of this process in different substances such as a liver‚ a vegetable‚ and breast tissue. By using variables such
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Sample Lab Report: Factors which Affect the Activity of the Enzyme Catalase Purpose: Must include: background information about concepts involved in the lab‚ statement of purpose of the lab identification of independent and dependent variables. A hypothesis is often not necessary or appropriate. Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in cells. They break down molecules called substrates. Each enzyme has only one substrate that it breaks down. Enzymes are produced in
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of the Enzymatic Effects of Materials on Hydrogen Peroxide Solution Objective: To investigate the enzymatic effect of various materials in the hydrogen peroxide solution Apparatus and Equipment: Beaker‚ Boiling tubes‚ Water bath‚ Pen knife‚ Glass rod‚ Parafilm. Materials: Fresh liver‚ Potato cubes‚ Manganese dioxide‚ Hydrogen peroxide‚ Wood splints Procedures: 1. Six fresh empty boiling tubes 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6 were labeled. 2. The liver provided was cut into three pieces of roughly
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each one consists of its own amino acid in a specific order. Since hydrogen bonds are weak‚ they form between amino
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the Enzymatic Effects of Materials on Hydrogen Peroxide Solution Objective: To investigates the enzymatic effect of various materials in the hydrogen peroxide solution. Table 1 Test Tube Contents with 5 cm3 hydrogen peroxide Observations before and after using wood splint Observation of after Observation of after adding hydrogen using wooden glowing peroxide splinter 1 Fresh liver Moderate amount of effervescence
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experiment. Catalase to be more specific which is found in the liver. We will compare its action under different conditions with an inorganic catalyst called manganese dioxide. Purpose The purpose of performing this lab is to compare the action of catalase to a non-protein catalyst under different conditions. Hypothesis In section A‚ I hypothesize that the sand will have no reaction but the MnO2 will produce a gas or start to foam up. In section B‚ I suspect that the liver may start
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Function of Catalase Rena Mototani Problem: How does the pH of a cell affect the function of the enzyme catalase? Introduction In this lab‚ we experimented the effects of pH on the function of the enzyme catalase. Catalase is an enzyme that brings about the reaction by which hydrogen peroxide is decomposed to water and oxygen (Encyclopedia Britannica). The chemical reaction is shown as 2H2O2 = 2H2O + O2 (Keilin and Hartree 397). The reaction involves primarily the adsorption of hydrogen peroxide at the
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Part B: Practical Report The Effect of Temperature on Enzyme Activity Aim: To investigate how temperature effects the enzyme catalase. Hypothesis: If the temperature of water is increased then the enzyme will react quicker to form oxygen and water‚ when compared to cold water. Purpose: To design and conduct a plan of a practical about the effects of temperature on enzymatic activity with a partner. Introduction: An enzyme is a protein‚ which speeds up a specific chemical reaction without altering
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Research Question Does the concentration of substrate (H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide)) have an effect on the activity of the enzyme (catalase)? Theory The higher the substrate concentration the more quickly product is produced (rate of reaction increases) until enzyme saturation is reached at which time more substrate has no further effect. Enzymes such as Catalase are protein molecules which are found in living cells. They are used to speed up specific reactions in the cells. They are all
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