Enzyme

to increase the amount of surface area which is available to absorb nutrients. Epithelial tissue it covers the inner and outer surface of a stomach to protect against acid such as hydrochloric acid. The epithelial tissue secretes digestive fluids, enzymes and acid. It acts as a barrier and an absorbingliner. An organ is a group of different tissues that work together to perform a certain function. The stomach is a muscular sac which lies between the oesophagus and small intestine. The stomach…

Various industrial essential metabolites ,such as organic acids,antibiotics and enzyme, are produced by filamentous fungi .The morphology of these micro-organism in submereged culture varies between the pelleted and the unrestricted filamentous form, depending on the strain and the culture conditions (Braun et al., 1991).The fungal morphology for these fermentation is of great importance since it affects the rheaological properties of the fermentation broth and consequently its mass, heat and…

The hypothesis that rate of respiration of chickpeas is highest at room temperature is not supported by the data, although there was error in the data. The data from the lab showed rate of oxygen consumed to be the highest at 1.5 degrees Celsius with a rate of .0124ppt/min/g. At room temperature there was a rate of .0077ppt/min/g, and at the hottest temperature (95.6 degrees Celsius) a rate of -.0131ppt/min/g, meaning that oxygen was not consumed but actually increased in concentration in the…

Effects of Different pH Solutions on Lactase. Caitlin Hathaway, 2016, Functional Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 78666. Enzymes work at different rates in different environments. We investigated the relationship between pH levels and the ability for the lactase enzyme to catalyze reactions. Lactase was added to different levels of pH with substrate and their subsequent rates of catalysis were measured. Out of the four samples, the experiment showed that the lactase was most…

Peroxisomes execute various metabolic functions and create hydrogen peroxide as a byproduct from the process of oxidation. However, since the hydrogen peroxide created by the peroxisome is toxic, the organelle also produces an enzyme called “catalase”. The catalase enzyme breaks down the hydrogen peroxide and converts it into water (Alberts, 2002). For an example, peroxisomes in the liver detoxify alcohol by converting the toxin’s hydrogen into oxygen. Peroxisomes also accomplish metabolic…

other molecules. A monosaccharide is a monomer of a disaccharide. A disaccharide is two monosaccharides bonded together. The prefixes “mono-“ and “di-“ indicate the amount of rings in the sugar. In this experiment, disaccharides were tested using an enzyme as part of a chemical reaction. A chemical reaction changes substances into different substances by breaking and forming chemical bonds. In a chemical reaction, there are two main parts: the reactants and the products. The reactants are the…

temperature on the rate of liver enzyme activity is measured in this experiment to be able to visualize how temperature in the environment and in the body can manipulate the rate of enzyme activity. Enzymes are protein catalysts that lower the amount of activation energy required to start a biochemical reaction. According to Dr. Meyertholen (2015), enzymes are structured to work with certain substrates, meaning that the structure determines the function of the enzyme. If the enzymes shape is…

The Effects the Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide An investigation into how the amount of oxygen is produced by changing one variable effects the decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide in the presence of the enzyme. This shows us that when the H2O2 has reacted with the catalyst this is what it produces. There are many ways in which the amount of oxygen produced could be affected. I believe that, surface area of the chip, temperature of liquid that is reacting, the concentration of the liquid…

INTRODUCTION Trypsin is a proteolytic enzyme, important for the digestion of proteins. Enzymes are biological catalysts for metabolic process in cells. A catalyst is a substance that changes the rate of a reaction. Enzymes act as catalysts for chemical reactions in the body. Enzymes are large proteins that are not consumed or changed in a chemical reaction. They are highly specific to the substrate - the substance an enzyme acts on - they act upon. When an enzyme is available with an empty…

important to enzymes? If homeostasis is not maintained, how can enzyme function be affected? Enzymes and many other organisms rely on homeostasis to complete their functions. Maintaining homeostasis is important because organisms adapt to fit their current environment, and if that environment does not stay constant the organisms might not be able to function due to their specialization. If the environment is in a state of disarray, i.e., homeostasis is not maintained, then the enzymes could be…