Enzyme inhibitor

Introduction of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors LeMone & Burke (2011) stated that in other to accurately discuss angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, it is very important to first of all briefly discuss about the three forms of angiotensin. Angiotensin I is produced by the action of renin on a protein called angiotensinogen, which is formed by the liver. Angiotensin I is then transformed into angiotensin II in the blood by the action of angiotensin-converting enzyme ACE. Angiotensin II therefore causes contraction of the muscle surrounding the blood vessels that leads to the narrowing of the vessels. When this process occurred (narrowing of the vessels) it causes the pressure within the vessels to increase which leads to hypertension, elevation of blood pressure.…

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Change the amount of enzyme Table 4: The absorbances of 5 cuvettes that measured at 475nm during a given time interval using spectrophotometer. Time (s) Absorbance @ 475nm Cuvette 1 Cuvette 2 Cuvette 3 Cuvette 4 Cuvette 5 0 0.003 0.003 0.004 0.002 0.009 30 0.003 0.004 0.008 0.013 0.021 60 0.005 0.005 0.013 0.016 0.031 90 0.005 0.008 0.019 0.020 0.040 120 0.007 0.011 0.022 0.033 0.051 Figure 4: The graph of time vs. absorbance of 5 cuvettes that contained different amount of…

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In this experiment, we wanted to measure the activity of the cellobiase enzyme indirectly in two mushrooms Oysters and Lion’s Mane. In order to do so, we measured the amount of product that the substrate produces when it is catalyzed by cellobiase. Our hypothesis was if cellobiase is the enzyme that breaks down cellulose in mushroom, and we measure the amount of p-Nitrophenol in two mushrooms Oysters and Lion’s Mane, then Oyster’s will have a higher cellobiase activity as it grows on dead…

The data gathered from this experiment showed that chloramphenicol resulted in the largest zones of inhibition when S. epidermidis and S. enteritidis were exposed to it (Tables 1 & 2, Figure 2). Vancomycin caused the second-largest zones of inhibition in S. epidermidis, larger than the zones caused by nalidixic acid, but had no visible effect in S. enteritidis (Figure 2). When S. enteritidis was exposed to nalidixic acid, it created zones of inhibition just slightly smaller than the zones…

Enzymes are biological molecules macromolecules that catalyze chemical reactions. Enzymes are usually proteins; however, it has been discovered that some enzymes are RNA molecules. The molecules at the beginning of the process to which enzymes act upon are called substrates, which are converted to the products by the actions of the enzyme. Almost all metabolic processes require enzymes to catalyze reactions to a rate that is fast enough to sustain life. Enzymes increase the rate of the reaction…

Introduction Enzymes are an important biological catalyst that is absolutely crucial for life to exist. The ultimate purpose of this experiment was to examine enzymes and how they function in cells, explore the result that concentrations and environmental factors have over these functions, and lastly to read and interpret graphs related to enzyme function. This type of study had various parts, therefore there are various hypotheses. The first being, if it is potato extract, then it will contain…

Result and discussion: Substrate specificity The substrate specificity for the PPO is represented in table. The Km values for catechol, L-DOPA, L-tyrosine, and p-Cresol are 4.12 × 10-3, 16.4 × 10-3, 6.12 × 10-3, and 5.01 × 10-3, respectively. Catechol was the best suited substrate, having the lowest Km value and highest Vmax value when compared to other 3 substrates (Table 1). Table 1: Substrate specificity of PPO enzyme Substrates Specific activity (units mg-1 protein) Km (µM) Vmax (abs min-1)…

Enzymes are biological catalysts. Catalysts can increase the rate of reaction and remain unchanged by the reaction. In addition, enzymes are considered proteins. Because of the protein structure, enzymes are only allowed a limited number of reactions(Schultz, 2006). Enzymes reduce the activation energy required under ideal conditions. Extremes of the pH or high temperature can cause a stable enzyme to unfold and loosen up its shape or cause denaturing, destruction of enzyme properties and…