CATALASE Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms exposed to oxygen. It catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. It is a very important enzyme in reproductive reactions. Likewise‚ catalase has one of the highest turnover numbers of all enzymes; one catalase molecule can convert millions of molecules of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen each second. Catalase is a tetramer of four polypeptide chains‚ each over 500 amino acids long. It contains
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Cellular respiration is a series of metabolic processes by which living cells produce energy through the oxidation of organic substances. Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to make foods from carbon dioxide and water. A critical cycle of energy and matter that supports the continued existence of life on earth are formed by cellular respiration and photosynthesis. When it comes to the stages of cellular respiration‚ there are three stages. The
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Cellular respiration is the process by which food is broken down and converted into usable energy for the body. Essentially during this principally catabolic process‚ glucose molecules are broken down into energy known as adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Thus‚ glucose is the common energy source in cellular respiration. The process of cellular respiration begins with one glucose molecule and oxygen that yields the production of ATP as well as byproducts of water and carbon dioxide. This process is separated
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4.3 (b) To investigate the effect of pH on the rate of catalase activity Teacher Notes Apparatus required per class group of 24 students Chopping board 12 Knife 12 Weigh boats 12 100 ml Graduated cylinders 36 Boiling tube 36 Syringe 12 Electronic balance 3 Dropper 12 Timer 12 Labels 36 Thermometer 12 Water bath 3 Enzyme source eg. Radishes/celery Hydrogen peroxide Range of buffer solutions pH paper Washing up liquid Disposable gloves The apparatus
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Cellular respiration‚ which synthesis ATP‚ begins with glycolysis‚ wherein a six-carbon glucose is broken down into two three-carbon molecules called pyruvate. This process requires the input of two ATPs to produce two pyruvates‚ two NADHs‚ and 4 ATPs. The NADHs are synthesised when NAD+‚ delivered by B vitamins‚ become bound to hydrogen and energised electrons1. Following glycolysis is the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain respectively. The Krebs cycle uses the two pyruvates produced in glycolysis
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Cellular respiration is a process that all living things go through. Cellular respiration is a process that begins with glucose‚ then moves on to the Krebs cycle (a.k.a. Citric acid cycle)‚ and finally end with the Electron Transport Chain (ETC). Without this sequence of processes‚ there would be no life on Earth. Cellular Respiration begins with glycolysis. Glycolysis includes glucose‚ hence the “glyco”. “Lysis” is the process of breaking down‚ therefore Glycolysis is the process of
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Cellular respiration is the process of converting chemical energy of organic molecules such as glucose into a form of energy usable by organisms. This energy is mainly produced in the mitochondrial matrix and takes form in the molecule adenosine triphosphate [also known as ATP]‚ which is made up of an adenosine with a three phosphate tail group. The reason why ATP produces energy is due to the loss of the third phosphate group. The third phosphate‚ when released‚ releases the bond energy and supplies
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made in the mitochondria. ATP plays a very critical role for all organisms from the simplest to the most complex. ATP is like a natural fuel source with out it you wouldn’t be living. ATP enables you to move your muscles and they are building blocks for more complex molecules. Nutrient alone aren’t enough for the body and are of a low energy source but to activate all the nutrients to turn it into a high energy you need ATP. ATP powers cellular work by coupling exergonic reactions to endergonic reactions
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Enzyme Catalase What Factors Affect Enzyme Activity Michelina Bartolotto Lab Biology 111B February 2‚ 2014 /media/common.studymode/studymode-upload/stm/files/e1b9a3d6adf94ca848b12159c31f11b0.docx INTRODUCTION Enzymes are proteins that function as biological catalysts (Perry‚ Morton 2007). They maintain the body’s stable internal balance‚ and without them life would
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Effects of Enzyme Catalysis of H2O2 by Catalase Report by: Timmy Lin (#269164729) October 17‚ 2011 Mr. Rienzi AP Biology Problem: Measuring the effects of Catalase enzymes on hydrogen peroxide decomposition. Measuring the rate of the reaction when hydrogen peroxide and Catalase are mixed at the same ratio for different time (10‚ 20 30 60 120 180 360 seconds). Background: Enzymes are biological catalysts that carry out cellular metabolic processes with the ability to enhance the rate
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