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How do different pHs affect the action of the enzyme pancreatin?
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How do different pHs affect the action of the enzyme pancreatin? I predict that the optimum pH for the enzyme pancreatin is pH 9. I came to this decision after taking into consideration the following information. Catalysts speed up a reaction without being used up and so therefore they can be used over and over again. Due to them not being used up they are only required in very small amounts. Enzymes are biological catalysts and I will be using digestive enzymes for the experiment that I will be carrying out. The digestive juices contain enzymes, which break down large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules. There are 3 main types of digestive enzymes and a different one is needed for each category of food. The enzymes which catalyse the breakdown of carbohydrates is carbohydrase; the enzymes which catalyse the breakdown of fats is lipase and the enzymes which catalyse the breakdown...
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