BY01 Enzyme Catalase
The enzyme catalase speeds up the decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide into water and oxygen as shown here, 2H2O2-------------------*2H2O+O2. It is one of the fastest known enzymes and its turnover number is 6 million, which means the number of substrate molecules which one molecule of the enzyme turns to products per minute. This can be demonstrated by putting a piece of liver into a beaker of Hydrogen Peroxide, the fizzing shows a demonstration of the enzyme in action. My aim is to examine how the concentration of the substrate hydrogen peroxide affects the enzyme catalase. I am going to investigate the effect of varying the substrate concentration on enzyme catalase. I am going to use 8 different concentrations and record the time taken to collect 20ml of gas in the gas syringe. I will repeat all the 8 concentrations twice so I can see if they match, spot out any anonymous results and also I can work out the average time it takes to produce 20ml of gas at the certain concentrations. I will vary the concentrations by increasing and decreasing the amounts of Hydrogen Peroxide and water. First of all I will ensure I have enough enzyme solution for the whole experimen
3. Set up the datalogging equipment as shown below. 6. Rinse the pH probe in the pH7 buffer solution and repeat experiment with a different milk sample. The hydrolysis of milk fats by lipase
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Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)
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