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    Enzymes Lab Report

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    optimal temperature for amylase Bacteria and Fungi with the presence of starch is the purpose of this experiment. Optimal conditions are known as conditions in which organism are able to thrive in‚ where it is able to function at its best. If an organism was to surpass its optimal temperature‚ the denaturing of the active site occurs‚ which means that it changes form‚ which in turn prevents the binding of substrates. For this experiment‚ amylase is an enzyme‚ which starch and glycogen is converted

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    Scholars Research Library Archives of Applied Science Research‚ 2012‚ 4 (5):2184-2190 (http://scholarsresearchlibrary.com/archive.html) ISSN 0975-508X CODEN (USA) AASRC9 Effect of Rhythmic Aerobic Training on Mood Status Profile and Salivary Alpha Amylase in Non-athlete Students M Yektayar1‚ M Saham2‚ S Ahmadi3 and M Khodamoradpoor1 1 Department of Sport Science‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Sanandaj Branch‚ Iran 2 Beheshti University GC‚ Tehran‚ Iran 3 Department of Physical Education Razi

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    by adding Benedict’s solution and heating it‚ there would be a color change if a reducing sugar is present‚ or it will remain blue (no reducing sugar). The objective of the Starch test was to test for starch in substances by using Iodine. The iodine will cause a substance to turn to a dark blue color if it is positive for starch. The objective for the Grease Spot Test was to test if the substance had a lipid. A positive reaction would make a translucent grease mark on a brown paper bag. The objective

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    autonomic nervous system (ANS or visceral nervous system) is the part of the peripheral nervous system that acts as a control system functioning largely below the level of consciousness‚ and controls visceral functions. The ANS affects heart rate‚ digestion‚ respiration rate‚ salivation‚ perspiration‚ diameter of the pupils‚ micturition (urination)‚ and sexual arousal. Whereas most of its actions are involuntary‚ some‚ such as breathing‚ work in tandem with the conscious mind. It is classically divided

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    Design Experiment: Enzyme Inhibitors. Research question: What is the effect of adding lead nitrate solution on the activity of amylase enzyme? Aim: To test the effect of adding nitrate solution on the activity of amylase. Background Information: Inhibitors are molecules which repress or prevent another molecule from engaging in a reaction. They are substances that attach themselves onto an enzyme and reduce or prevent the enzyme’s ability to catalyse reactions. Competitive Inhibitors are inhibitors

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    with both starch and the enzyme α-amylase. This enzyme digests the starch found in the leaves the caterpillar is eating‚ which breaks it down into glucose. The opening of the soaked dialysis tubing represents the opening between the crop and intestine‚ so you fill the tubing with the solution from the small beaker that was just used. You then add the tubing in another beaker that contains water and Lugols reagent. The Lugol’s solution turns a dark blue color when coming in contact with starch‚ however

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    Enzymes are globular proteins that are synthesized by the ribosomes in a cell. They act as catalysts during biological reactions; therefore‚ enzymes are able to speed up these reactions without undergoing a permanent change themselves. These proteins are able to do this by lowering the activation energy of a reaction. To add on‚ enzymes require specific conditions under which they can work best. Reactions occur at faster rates when the temperature is higher. However‚ the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed

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    crackers for the presence or absence of starch and of reducing sugars. Also‚ to test the chewed cracker‚ the one that didn’t have a reducing sugar‚ for the presence or absence of a reducing sugar with the saliva in it. Adding on‚ another part of the objective is to determine the effect of amylase on starch. For the Chemical Aspects lab‚ the objectives were to test for the presence or absence of carbohydrates‚ lipids and proteins in several test samples. In the starch test‚ the objective was to find the

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    Bacillus Licheniformis

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    2010 p.90). The purpose of the lab was to test how temperature will affect the rate at which starch hydrolyzed. In the experiment conducted‚ bacterium; Bacillus Licheniformis and the fungus; Aspergillus Oryzae was used to examine how changes in temperature of the enzymes affects the rate of the reaction with starch. Amylase is an enzyme‚ found chiefly in saliva and pancreatic fluid‚ that converts starch and glycogen into simple sugars. This enzymatic reaction therefore needs the utilization of water

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    the product is released and the enzymes active site is ready and waiting for another molecule of substrate. Amylase is an enzyme in human saliva and in other organisms and its substrate is starch. When the active site of amylase binds with the starch‚ hydrolysis takes place. When the hydrolysis (the breaking of a chemical bond with the insertion of the ions of a water molecule) of starch is complete you are left with a disaccharide called maltose. Enzymes are necessary for metabolic reactions‚

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