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Enzymes Lab Report

Biology 1408

  1. Temperature and Enzyme Activity

  1. Based on Lab, Section III, Exercise 3 record the relative colorintensity at five-minute intervals to determine the temperaturerange for catechol oxidase.

Time

(min)

Tube 1

4oC

Tube 2

23oC

Tube 3

40oC

Tube 4

60oC

Tube 5

80oC

Tube 6

100oC

0

5

10

  1. Construct a bar graph of the data for the ten-minute readings.Label axes and provide units. Sign, date and prepare an image ofyour graph and include it with this lab report.

  1. What is the optimal temperature range for catechol oxidaseactivity?

  1. pH and Enzyme Activity
  1. Within what pH range will catechol oxidase catalyze catecholand oxygen to form benzoquinone?

4-12

  1. Define pH.
  1. What is the role of catechol in the experiment?
  1. Which test tube contains the most acidic buffer solution?
  1. Cofactors and Enzyme Activity

  1. What is a cofactor?

  1. What cofactor is necessary for catechol oxidase activity?

Summary Questions

  1. What was the role of catechol oxidase in the experiments?

  1. What was the purpose of developing a color intensityscale?

  1. Identify three factors that influence the rate of enzymaticreactions.
  1. Examine the data in Exercise 3 and suggest a hypothesisexplaining why people with a fever feel tired and listless.

With high fever, enzymestructure changes and no longer act as a catalyst

  1. People who have been suddenly submerged in cold water andremained for long periods of time have survived. Examine the datain Exercise 3 and explain how this is possible.

Low temperature ranges willinhabit the reaction of the speed of chemical reaction incells

  1. How does pH range affect the function and structure of catecholoxidase?

Help the enzymes functionbetter

  1. The stomach maintains a pH of approximately 3 to 5. Do allenzymes function at this pH level? Examine the data in Exercise 4and determine if catechol oxidase would function in the stomach.

No, most enzymes functionbetter at ph 6-8

  1. What is enzyme specificity? Give an example.

A specific substrate fits aspecific enzyme.

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Elin Hessel
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29 Sep 2019

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