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Experiment to find out the activity of diastase on starch at different temperatures at PH5.8 Temperatures - 25,40,60&100 Procedure - I will label 5 test tubes at different temperatures as stated above leave one at room temp as control I will place each test tube in appropriate water bath for 5mins exactly. Remove and cool rapidly to room temperature. Requirements 5 test tubes labelled. Test tube rack Thermometer Pipette (5cm) Stop timer White tile 6 glass rods. Water baths maintained at 25, 40, 60, &100 25cm of 0.5% of Diastase solution. Starch solution as substrate 25cm of 0.5% dilute iodine. Enzymes are proteins that control vital biological processes. They often act as biological catalysts. They are made in cells. A catalyst is a chemical substance which speeds up a reaction but does not get used up during it. One enzyme molecule may be used several times over. A rise in temperature increases the rate of most chemical reactions and a fall in...

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