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How does temperature affect an Enzyme (Amylase)?
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How does temperature affect an Enzyme (Amylase)? This experiment investigates the effect that temperature has on an enzyme, in this case amylase. Amylase is the enzyme in the body that breaks down starch into glucose. The time is measured that it takes an amylase solution to digest the starch solution at different temperatures. By repeating the experiment over a range of temperatures, this should show the optimum temperature for amylase to work most efficiently. Enzymes Enzymes are biological catalysts that are present in all living cells, they control the metabolic reactions in the body. A catalyst is a substance, which speeds up a chemical reaction but is left unchanged after the reaction. Without enzymes the reactions in living cells would be far too slow to keep life going. The substance on which an enzyme acts is called a substrate of that enzyme. Since each enzyme has to be shaped exactly to suit its...
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