Heterogeneous catalysis Essays

  • Lab Experiment: Osmosis Visking Tube Lab

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    Lab Report Title: – Osmosis Visking tube lab Research Question: Does increasing the level of sucrose increase the procedure of osmosis? Introduction: This experiment is called the osmosis visking tube. This experiment is to investigate the relationship between solute concentration and the movement of water through semipermeable membrane by the process of osmosis. The purpose of this The Visking tubing apparatus establishes the osmosis procedure. The Visking tubing is a semipermeable membrane

  • Hydrochloric Acid And Sodium Thiosulphate Lab Report

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    Introduction The goal of the experiment is to examine how the rate of reaction between Hydrochloric acid and Sodium thiosulphate is affected by altering the concentrations. The concentration of Sodium thiosulfate will be altered by adding deionised water and decreasing the amount of Sodium thiosulphate. Once the Sodium thiosulphate has been tested several times. The effect of concentration on the rate of reaction can be examined in this experiment. The chemical equation for this experiment is hydrochloric

  • Enzymes: The Biological Synthesis Of Protein

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    Enzymes are homogeneous biological catalyst that work by lowering the activation of a reaction pathway or providing a new pathway with a low activation energy. Enzymes are special biological polymers that contain an active site, which is responsible for binding the substrates, the reactants, and processing them into products. As is true of any catalyst, the active site returns to its original state after the products are released. Many enzymes consist primarily of proteins, some featuring organic

  • Catalase Experiment

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    What is the effect of temperature on oxygen gas production in a Bos taurus liver catalase reaction, with substrate hydrogen peroxide, measured by a gas pressure sensor? Biological catalysts called enzymes are made by living cells and increase biochemical reactions that take place. Enzymes are globular proteins having a multiplex 3-dimensional structure, can increase the rate of chemical reactions without themselves being changed. Enzymes transform substrates into a product. Enzymes have a region

  • B-Galactosidase Lab Report

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    1.1 Abstract The purpose of quantitative analysis of protein using a spectrophotometer is to measure the concentration of proteins in a given sample. The experiment is conducted by laboratory method (Biuret Test) and using spectrophotometer to analyze the absorbance of reactants at 540 nm, hence determining the concentration of the proteins in a given sample. The purpose of stopped enzyme assay to study B-galactosidase is to determine the effect of temperature and concentrations of substrate on

  • Horseradish Peroxidase Lab Report

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    ABSTRACT To catalyze a reaction, an enzyme will grab on (bind) to one or more reactant molecules. In this experiment we examined how increasing the volume of the extract added to the reaction would affect the rate of the reaction. The enzyme used was horseradish peroxidase which helps catalyze hydrogen peroxide. Using different pH levels, the absorbance rate of the reaction was measured to see at which condition the enzyme worked best. The rates of absorption were calculated using a spectrophotometer

  • Enzyme Experiment: The Temperature Of The Enzyme Experiment

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    Catalyse Enzyme Experiment. Enzymes are biological catalysts. They speed up chemical reactions which go on inside living things. Without them reactions would be so slow that life would grind to halt. These are examples that can decomposition of the hydrogen peroxide. The temperature of the liver The surface area of the liver The Ph. of the hydrogen peroxide The concentration of the enzymes The variables I am going to look at are, different Temperatures in hot water baths, and one with an ice

  • Beetroot Lab Report

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    The effect of temperature on Membranes (Beetroot Lab) The aim of this lab was to determine the stress that various temperatures have on biological membranes. This was done through experimenting with beetroots and looking to see whether various temperatures affected the color in which beetroots changed/turned into. Raw Data Table 1: How various temperature of water affects the rate of light of absorbance Temperature of water (+/-0.5 °C) Absorbance value of beetroot in various temperatures (+/-0

  • The Importance Of Enzymes

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    Enzymes: Enzymes are the biological catalysts which are globular proteins in nature. They catalyze or accelerate the chemical reactions. They speed up the chemical reactions by providing an alternative reaction pathway of lower activation energy. The molecules on which enzymes acts are called substrates and these are converted into different molecules called products. All the metabolic processes in the cell need enzymes to occur at a faster rate to sustain life. Like all other catalysts, enzymes

  • Catalase Activity

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    Effect of substrate concentration on enzyme activity Exploration: Introduction: Catalase is an enzyme normally found in many plant and animal tissues. Its purpose is to destroy toxic substances like hydrogen peroxide which is a byproduct in many cellular reactions. In this lab, we will use a catalase solution from yeast and determine the effect of substrate concentration on the action of this enzyme. The substrate of the enzyme will be different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Catalase

  • The Importance Of Biosynthesis

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    Biosynthesis Pathway A biosynthesis pathway describes the steps that take place in a chemical reaction which occurs when living organisms create new molecule from simpler ones. The word "biosynthesis" comes from two words: "bio," which means that the reaction is occurring in living organism and "synthesis," which indicates that large products are made up by simpler molecules. To describe a pathway completely some compounds are involved which includes such as which enzymes, coenzymes and cofactors

  • Enzyme Literature Review

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    What is an enzyme? Enzymes are macromolecular biological catalysts. Enzymes speed up chemical reactions. Substrates are molecules that enzymes could act upon and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. Enzyme catalysis is needed in almost all metabolic processes in order to happen in rates/ways that are fast enough to sustain life. (wikipedia. 2018. enzyme. [ONLINE] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme. [Accessed 1 March 2018].) The biological processes

  • Redox Reaction Lab Report

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    Introduction: Enzymes are proteins that function as catalysts, meaning that they increase the speed of a reaction without being changed themselves. The enzyme has two main jobs in a reaction that cause the reaction to increase. The first job is to bring substrates (the substances that the enzyme will be reacting on that bind to the active site in the beginning a reaction) together in an orderly fashion so that they can interact during the reaction. It’s second job is to decrease the energy needed

  • Michaelis Menten Model Lab Report

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    An enzyme is a biomolecule that acts as a catalyst in biochemical reactions (1). Enzymes are commonly used in many products and medications. Enzymes function by flexibly binding to active sites in substrates (reactants). This binding is weak non-covalent interactions. The Michaelis Menten model is used to show the relationship between velocity and substrate concentration, such as in figures four and five. Vmax is the maximum rate an enzymatic reaction can have. This is calculated along with Km, the

  • Serine Protease Lab Report

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    complete catalysis by releasing the second half of the product and regenerating the free enzyme. A comparison of the two hydrolytic mechanisms used for proteolysis. enzyme is shown in black, substrate protein in red and water in blue.The top panel shows 1-step hydrolysis where the enzyme uses an acid to polarise water which then hydrolyses the substrate. The bottom panel shows 2-step hydrolysis where a residue within the

  • Protein Supplements Vs Starch Essay

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    Proteins have an important role in the body and must be ingested on a regular basis. They provide the body with the capacity to repair skeletal muscle tissue and to synthesize hormones and enzymes among other activities. In this experiment, we wanted to determine the organic molecules found in each brand of protein supplements and the amount of starch present. A protein supplement should contain amino acids and proteins; however, some supplements contain other molecules that are used as fillers

  • Enzyme Catalyzed Reaction Lab

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    rxns. DON’T REPEAT RESULTS Literature Cited: Cooper, Geoffrey M. "The Central Role of Enzymes as Biological Catalysts." The Central Role of Enzymes as Biological Catalysts. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2000. Web. 21 Sept. 2015. "Two Enzyme Catalysis." Article. n.d.: 19-21. Reece, Jane B., Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, and Robert B. Jackson. "Concept 8.4." Campbell Biology AP*. 9th ed., 2005. N.p.: Pearson, n.d.

  • Bacterial Growth Lab

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    Results Part 1: Effects of Heat on Bacterial Growth Table 1. Bacterial Growth Based on Heat 40°C (Group 1) 55°C (Group 2) 80°C (Group 3) 100°C (Group 4) and (Group 5) Time (min) 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 Escherichia coli X X X O X X X O O O OO OO OO O Bacillus subtilis X X X O X X X X X X OX XX OX X X = growth; O = no growth Results for Group 2: 550 C for up to 30 minutes did not produce a thermal death time (TDT) or thermal death point (TDP) for either E. coli or B. subtilis.

  • Enzyme Lab Report Essay

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    Enzyme are catalytic proteins whose purpose and function is to accelerate reactions by lowering the activation energy. Enzyme only allows certain reactants to bond with it. In this lab you will be able to see the reactants as it bond with the enzyme. The laboratory method used in this experiment was basics. How fast can the Enzyme move through to produce? In the lab we are going to use Hydrogen peroxide and enzyme catalase and water, the catalase is used to break down the Hydrogen peroxide and

  • How Does Temperature Affect Amylase Activity

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    The reason for this experiment was to observe the way temperature affected the amylase activity, in both bacterial and fungal. It is predicted that temperature can affect the way an enzyme is able to break down. After analyzing the results in tables 1 and 2, one can state that the data provide us with sufficient evidence to support that when an optimal temperature of an enzyme is not correct, the functions will be reduced or denatured. The importance of enzymes can be emphasized by the different