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Investigating the effect of temperature on the action of a protease enzyme on exposed developed film
Date Submitted: 10/05/2004 08:19:30
Investigating the effect of temperature on the action of a protease enzyme on exposed developed film
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Aim: The aim of the experiment is to find out what effect temperature has on the action of a protease enzyme on exposed developed film.
Enzymes are biological catalysts. They are made in livings things built up by amino acids to make protein. Enzymes are able to speed up reactions and can repeat reactions.
There are various factors
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example I could use the enzyme amylase instead of protease. I could also change the substrate molecule from protein to for example starch. I could also use an enzyme from mammals instead of bacteria. For example I could use the enzyme mammal pepsin or mammal trypsin. By changing the enzyme to a mammal enzyme I would be able to see if the optimum temperature was the same when the enzyme changed from bacteria to mammal.
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