EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE RATE OF CATALASE REACTION IN HYDROGEN PEROXIDE INTRODUCTION Enzymes function similarly to a lock a key mechanism where only one specific key will work (U and Fischer‚ 1994). An enzyme is a macromolecule that acts to increase the rate of either a substrate breaking down into two or more products‚ or where two substrates join up to form one product (Dundon‚ 2018). These enzymes perform this by lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to occur under normal
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Through experimental research‚ the percent oxygen of potassium chlorate can be determined using tactics such as stoichiometry‚ a technique used to determine the amount of substances that are in a reaction. Stoichiometry is an efficient way to determine how much of a certain substance is within a certain compound‚ which is used in many practical ways‚ such as pharmaceutical companies using stoichiometry to determine how much of a particular chemical is needed to use within a drug. However‚ within
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Discussion Our results indicate that the presence of iron increases the rate of the peroxidase’s activity‚ judging from the increase in absorbance with increasing amount of iron. This result supports our hypothesis that the iron acts as a cofactor in peroxidase’s activity and results in the faster rate of the reaction. Also‚ we assumed that the more we put iron in the solutions‚ the faster the rate is. This assumption is also supported by the results that higher concentration of iron cofactors shows
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Amylase is a very important enzyme located in the saliva and pancreatic juices that hydrolyses (break down) starch and glycogen into more simple and readily digestible forms of sugar. Enzymes are biological catalysts that increase the rate of biological reactions. Enzymes are produced in living cells and are involved in speeding up biochemical reactions. They have an active site to which specific substrate binds. They increase the rate of reactions by decreasing the amount of activation energy meaning
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Chemical Kinetics of Hydrogen Peroxide Decomposition Purpose The purpose of this experiment was to determine the rate equation for the catalyzed decomposition of hydrogen peroxide H2O2. Procedure The procedure for this lab can be found on pages 36 - 40 in “General Chemistry CHE111L Laboratory Manual Spring 2014.” Data Tables Carbon copies of data tables and the graph have been attached to the back of this lab report. Calculations 30 mL of
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include temperature‚ enzyme concentration‚ substrate concentration‚ acidity‚ salinity‚ and any present activators/inhibitors. In this particular lab‚ temperature was the environmental factor studied. More specifically‚ the enzyme catalase and its substrate hydrogen peroxide were tested under different temperatures. It was discovered that‚ temperature can affect the optimum operation of enzymes; The enzyme catalase has an optimum operation condition (in this case it would be a specific temperature) in
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they collide into one another‚ allowing chemical reactions to occur. Factors such as temperature and concentrations can either help increase or decrease these reactions. (Jubenville.) Enzymes are known as catalyst because they are able to speed up reaction rates without being destroyed or altered. They are able to encourage chemical reactions by decreasing the energy of activation. The main function of enzyme catalase is to convert hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in our bodies into oxygen and water. This can
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Nicole Mikulis Unit: Biochemistry Sept 14 2012 Lab: Effect of temperature and pH on catalase activity BACKGROUND Catalase is an enzyme that detoxifies chemicals that might harm the cell such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The enzyme breaks H2O2 into water and oxygen. The production of the oxygen gas bubbles serves as evidence that the catalase enzyme is working. As catalase is breaking the bonds between H2O2‚ it is releasing energy in the form of heat which is
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graph shows that the highest rate of reaction is at pH 7. This therefore supports my theory that at pH 7 the rate of reaction will be highest. This relate to other resources‚ such as books and the internet‚ which show that the optimum pH value for catalase is pH7‚ therefore there is no difference between the optimum pH and the pH used in the experiment‚ hence the enzyme structure is not affected by the pH and is most active. However the graph inadequately supports the second part of the prediction
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What effect does temperature have on the oxygen production of enzymes in an animal’s liver? A temperature which is too high would be able to produce little to no oxygen because of the extreme temperature. Just like a temperature too high‚ a temperature which is too low would also produce little to no oxygen for the same reason. Animals that have livers are considered warm-blooded‚ with very warm temperatures; therefore it would make sense for a warm temperature to produce the most oxygen; but one
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