Essays Tagged: "Enzyme assay"
The effect that temperature has on enzyme activity.
INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE RATE OF ENZYME ACTIVITY.To investigate the effect that temperature has on enzyme activity I am going to use ... carbohydrase, which converts starch to simple sugars in the Salivary Glands. Three features of all enzymes are:They are always proteins.They are specific in their actions and each enzyme controls one ... teins.They are specific in their actions and each enzyme controls one particular type of action.The enzymes are not changed in the reaction which they take part in, therefore they can be used over and ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
The environmental factors that effect turnip peroxidase
Four environmental factors of enzymes were tested in lab. The changing of pH, substrate concentrations, temperature, and an inhibi ... f pH, substrate concentrations, temperature, and an inhibitor (NaCl) and the effects it hade on the enzyme turnip peroxidase. Enzymes are biological catalysts which increase reaction rates by lowering ... y lowering the activation energies of substrates. A substrate is a reactant that interacts with the enzyme. The enzyme and substrate can be viewed as the recently discovered "induced fit model", which ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
It is a laboratory essay on an experiment we did over enzymes and the effects of the parameters on enzymes.
ABSTRACT Environmental Parameters on Enzyme Activity. Joey McSloy, Functional Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666.Envir ... ional Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666.Environmental parameters may affect the enzyme activity rate. We investigated the effects from four different parameters (substrate concentr ... el, and salt concentration. Each parameter was tested in different ways to determine the effects of enzyme activity. Each parameter tested and had an optimum level where the enzyme activity was at its ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Pepsin Experiment
Aim: To see how effectively the enzyme (pepsin) will work in different concentrates of acid. Also to determine if the enzyme becomes ... rk in different concentrates of acid. Also to determine if the enzyme becomes denatured.Prediction: Enzymes are proteins. The functions of an enzyme is determined by the shape of the protein. The arra ... nctions of an enzyme is determined by the shape of the protein. The arrangement of molecules on the enzyme produce an area known as the active site in which the specific substrate(s) will "fit". It re ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
An Observation of Potato Enzyme, Peroxidase, Activity
An Observation of Potato Enzyme, Peroxidase, ActivityGil MancoRylie PfleddererMay 27, 2014Lab Instructor: Mr. Johnathan LaCom ... ianapolis recently constructed a series of experiments to measure the activity level of potato root enzyme, peroxidase. The purpose of the experiment was to observe and measure the enzyme activity, as ... , when different levels of the variables are introduced. The experiments introduced four variables (enzyme concentration, substrate concentration, pH buffer, and enzyme inhibitor). The findings, thoug ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology