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Investigate the effect of increasing the surface area of potato on the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide
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Investigate the effect of increasing the surface area of potato on the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide Introduction Catalase is an enzyme, enzymes are globular proteins that have tertiary structures with hydrophilic R groups that form a precise active site which is substrate specific to hydrogen peroxide substrate. Hydrogen peroxide substrate and the catalase enzyme join to form the enzyme substrate complex. Temporary bonds are formed until the active site of the enzyme splits the toxic substrate hydrogen peroxide into two harmless products, oxygen and water. This process happens naturally but slowly, catalase lowers the activation energy so the reaction happens more quickly without the need for more heat which can damage living cells. The reaction with catalase happens in living creatures as hydrogen peroxide is a toxic waste product of certain metabolic reactions such as respiration. Hydrogen peroxide is used by Europhiles to kills bacteria after it has engulfed it as hydrogen...
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