Beta Galactosidase Lab Report

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In Lab 3 our group tested two different kinds of Beta - Galactosidase supplements, which is an enzyme that the human body lacks, to see which performed better in reducing flatulents. Our group decided to test a melt away Beeno and a hard pill papaya supplement on refried beens which contain a complex carbohydrate called oligosaccharides that, due to the fact that we do not have the enzyme to digest, produces flatulents. Humans do not contain the Beta - Galactosidase enzyme in our stomach or large/small intestine but when oligosaccharides enter the colon and are exposed to microbes, that do contain the Beta - Galactosidase enzyme, that start breaking down the complex carb into glucose. The average human produces about 2 liters of gas a day

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