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INVESTIGATING HOW ENZYME CONCENTRATION CAN
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INVESTIGATING HOW ENZYME CONCENTRATION CAN AFFECT THE RATE OF REACTION Aim -The aim of this investigation is to examine relationship between the concentration of protease enzyme (acidified pepsin) and the rate of breakdown of protein (albumen). Background information - 'Rate of reaction' simply depends on how often and how hard the reacting particles collide with each other. Particles have to collide in order to react, and they have to collide hard enough as well. The rate at which an enzyme works is called enzyme kinetics. The rate is dependant on several factors which are temperature, ph, and presence of inhibitors and concentration of either enzyme or substrate. In this experiment the concentration of enzyme will be the independent variable (will be changed). In an enzyme-catalysed reaction, the substrate binds to the active site of the enzyme like a key fitting into a lock; this is where the reaction takes place. This forms an...
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