The Effect of Varying Temperatures on the Breakdown of Starch in Bacterial Amylase and Fungal Amylase by Grace Ramirez 5869802
Biology 1010
U46
October 26,2015
Lab Partners:
Brian
Alex
Madelin
ABSTRACT The purpose of this lab was to test the effects of temperature on bacterial amylase, Bacillus licheniformis, and fungal amylase, Aspergillus oryzae, and ultimately find their optimum temperature at which it breaks down starch to maltose. The Bacillus licheniformis and Aspergillus oryzae were exposed to different temperatures to represent different environments, in order to find the true optimal temperature for each. The temperatures the Bacillus licheniformis and Aspergillus oryzae were placed in are: 0℃, 25℃, 55℃, and 85℃. For a duration of ten minutes, at every two minute interval a pipet
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