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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Erin Arroyo Lab report June 11‚ 2013 Biology 123 Professor K Title: Scientific Investigation of the Peroxidase Enzyme & Temperature Abstract: In this lab we tested the effect temperature has on the rate of enzyme activity. The way we figured this out was by taking four different temperatures and testing the different absorbance levels they produced every 20 seconds for two minutes straight using a spectrophotometer. The important part of this experiment was the temperature
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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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Environmental Parameters of Enzyme Activity Alex Rocha Texas State University Abstract If you’ve ever left a cut up apple out for long‚ you’ll notice that after a while‚ it will turn brown. The reason for this is an enzyme named catechol oxidase‚ a ubiquitous plant enzymes containing a dinuclear copper center (Klabunde‚ Eicken‚ Sacchettini‚ & Krebs‚ 1998). In this experiment‚ we used two different chelators‚ ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid and phenylthiourea to test which would stop
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capable of infecting you with disease? o I think you should be aware and alert because its precaution to practice when youre working in a lab setting. 3. Describe how to dispose of waste material contaminated with body fluids. o You should dispose all waste material in the correct disposal area‚ and you can throw away the waste materials in the biohazard container. 4. Explain how to safely plug and unplug an electrical device. o When you plug in such electrical equipment‚ make sure you include the
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Investigating the effect of changing substrate concentration on the activity of the enzyme catalase The aim of this experiment is to examine how the concentration of a substrate (hydrogen peroxide) affects the rate of reaction of an enzyme catalyse (found in liver cells) Research Question: how does changing the concentration of the substrate affect the rate of reaction of the enzyme catalyse? Hypothesis: As the concentration of the substrate increases‚ so does the rate of reaction until the reaction
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to confuse them so they are not harmed. Sympatric: A speciation in which new species evolve from a single ancestral species while inhabiting the same geographic region. Allopatric: Occurring in separate‚ nonoverlapping geographic areas 4. Organism- Reptile Genus- Micrurus Species- fulvius Common Names- Coral Snake Organism- Reptile Genus- Lampropeltis Species- triangulum elapsoides Common Names- Kingsnake 5. That Batesian mimicry is only effective if predators have experience
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Chirag Patel Biology 157 Determining the Effect of Varying Substrate Concentration Question: How does concentration of potatoes affect the amount of oxygen produced with hydrogen peroxide and potatoes (enzymes)? Introduction The enzyme used for this experiment is Catalase. Catalase is inside mostly any living organism which uses oxygen. Its job is to break down hydrogen peroxide‚ into oxygen and water. (Formula) 2H2O2 ---> 2H2O + O2 (lab manual). There are limiting factors which if altered
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however‚ without enzymes‚ these reactions could possibly take several years to complete. An enzyme is a macromolecule‚ generally a protein‚ that lowers the activation energy of a reaction without being changed by the reaction‚ and this causes the reaction to occur much faster than usual (Campbell et al.‚ 2014). The act of speeding of a chemical reaction is called catalysis‚ and molecules that perform this are called catalyst. Enzymes act as catalysts‚ and there a many types of enzymes that perform many
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the most energy per gram because they are mostly made of sugar and glucose which tends to release high amounts of energy when consumed since they are monosaccharide’s. Materials and Procedure List of materials used: * Safety Goggles * Lab apron * 10 cm by 10 cm piece of cardboard * Aluminum foil * 2 Large paper clips * Tape * Calorimeter (aluminum can‚ paper clips‚ copper string) * Ring stand * Thermometer * Electronic balance * Glass stirring rod
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