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To note the effect of temperature on the behaviour of the Enzyme Catalase.
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BIOLOGY COURSEWORK AIM To note the effect of temperature on the behaviour of the Enzyme Catalase. PLANNING Background Knowledge An enzyme is a biological catalyst, it alter the rate of reaction without being changed itself. Enzymes are proteins; they have a very precise three-dimensional shape, which forms a one specific active site on the enzyme. Each enzyme can only convert one kind of substrate molecule in to one kind of product molecule. These are specific. What affects Enzymes? · Temperature- Enzymes stop working if the temperature rises above about 40°C. Increasing the temperature alters the 3D shape and so the enzyme can no longer fit the substrate. · pH - They work best in neutral conditions neither acidic nor alkaline. What affect does catalase have? Catalase is a very fast reacting enzyme, it is found in many living cells, it breaks down hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. In fact one...
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