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An experiment testing on how the temperature affects the rate of reaction between catalase and hydrogen peroxide
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Nicholas Marshall 11A An experiment testing on how the temperature affects the rate of reaction between catalase and hydrogen peroxide Aim: My aim is to find out how temperature affects the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide by the enzyme catalyse. Planning: Scientific Knowledge- An Enzyme is any one of many specialised organic substances, composed of polymers of amino acids, that act as catalysts (things that speed up reactions) to regulate the speed of the many chemical reactions involved in the metabolism of living organisms without being used up themselves. Those enzymes identified now number more than 700. Enzymes are classified into several broad categories, such as hydrolytic, oxidising, and reducing, depending on the type of reaction they control. Hydrolytic enzymes accelerate reactions in which a substance is broken down into simpler compounds through reaction with water molecules. Oxidising enzymes, known as oxidises, accelerate oxidation reactions; reducing enzymes speed up reduction reactions, in which...
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