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An Experiment to find out the Effect of Temperature on the Enzyme Catalase.
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An Experiment to find out the Effect of Temperature on the Enzyme Catalase Plan I plan to investigate the effect of temperature on enzyme activity. If I was to carry out this experiment, I would need to carry out an experiment to work out the optimum temperature or range of temperatures at which the enzyme works best. At higher biological temperatures I believe that the enzyme and the substrate would have increased molecular motion and collide more often, hence reaction rate will be higher. However I know that if I use too high a temperature the secondary and tertiary structures are disrupted and the enzyme is said to be denatured. I know that catalase is found in the liver, as it breaks down Hydrogen Peroxide, and most mammalian enzymes work at biological temperatures which range from 37°C - 40°C. This is what I predict my optimum range to be. Variable How Will it be...
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