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Investigate what effects the duration of exposure to a high temperature has on enzyme denaturation.
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Biology Individual Investigation- Enzymes Aim: To investigate what effects the duration of exposure to a high temperature has on enzyme denaturation. Introduction: Living cells carry out many biochemical reactions. These reactions take place rapidly due to the presence of enzymes. Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up the rate of reaction without being used or destroyed. Enzymes also have the ability to control reactions. The ability of an enzyme to function depends on the specific shape of the protein molecule. The intricate shape created by the polypeptide folding is a key factor in the theories of enzyme action, in which temperature has a great effect. Trypsin Trypsin is the enzyme that will be used in this investigation. Trypsin is an endopeptidase enzyme, or pancreatic serine protease with substrate specificity based upon positively charged lysine and arginine side chains. Its optimum pH is 8.0. Trypsin is a constituent of pancreatic fluid, splitting complex...
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