Factors that Affect the Function of
an Enzyme Lab Conclusions
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Normal Enzyme Function
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The chicken liver was animal tissue which
contained the enzyme called catalase.
The carrot pieces were plant tissues containing
the enzyme called catalase.
The chemical equation representing
the reaction of catalase
peroxide
water
oxygen
How did the enzyme named
catalase catalyze the reaction?
by lowering the activation energy without being
changed structurally itself
Factors that Affect the Function of
an Enzyme Lab Conclusions
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Heat caused changes in the bonding structure
of the enzyme, thus denaturing the enzyme and
decreasing the reaction rate
Acid caused changes in the bonding structure
of the enzyme, thus denaturing the enzyme and
reducing the reaction rate.
In this experiment heat was a more significant
factor in
No chemical reaction results when the active
site shape is changed by acids or heat
What other factors affect the function of an
enzyme that we did not measure in this lab?
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Enzyme concentration
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Substrate concentration
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Adding inhibitors