Enzymes are macromolecules that act as a catalyst in order for chemical reactions to occur. Their function is highly dependent on what the structure of the enzyme because they have things called active sites that recognize specific substrates. A substrate is a molecule that fits into the active sites of enzymes so a reaction can occur. For example, sucrose (substrate) fits into sucrase (enzyme) where hydrolysis occurs consequently splitting sucrose into glucose and fructose. However, in our experiment, we used the enzyme amylase which hydrolyzes starch into simple sugars like glucose. In the experiment, we prepared seven test tubes two of which were control. One control contained zero milliliters of amylase, one milliliter of water and three
