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ENZYME IMMOBILISATION Aim -The purpose of this investigation is to break down the lactose found in milk, into its disaccharide sugars; glucose and galactose. (A disaccharide is made up of two individual monomers (monosaccharide) units joined together by a condensation reaction). In a normal digestive system all the food we eat is broken down this helps the body to absorb the food. Lactose is a natural sugar found in milk, it is a disaccharide carbohydrate (sugar) made up of two single sugar units (monomers) joined by a hydrolysis reaction (adding of water). The sugar lactose is not very sweet and is insoluble. The enzyme lactase produced in our body breaks lactose into its disaccharide forms-glucose and galactose. Glucose is the only sugar that can be absorbed into the bloodstream. In people that are lactose intolerant they do not have the enzyme to this job or the enzyme does not function well and...

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