The effect that temperature has on enzyme activity.

INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE RATE OF ENZYME ACTIVITY. To investigate the effect that temperature has on enzyme activity I am going to use the enzyme amylase, which is used as a biological catalyst to break down starch, which cannot pass through the gut wall due to the size of the molecules, into smaller ones. Amylase is a carbohydrase, which converts starch to simple sugars in the Salivary Glands. Three features of all …

…the pH, at which the enzymes work at is useful, as enzymes work at different pHs within the body. This would help further the investigation as this variable inside the body is very important.  Using a different enzyme and substrate would also make the experiment more accurate as it would verify that these results do not just happen with amylase and starch, but also with other enzymes and substrates that also work in our bodies.