Enzyme Lab

Introduction:
Enzymes are needed for survival in any living system and they control cellular reactions. Enzymes speed up chemical reactions by lowering the energy needed for molecules to begin reacting with each other. They do this by forming an enzyme-substrate complex that reduces energy that is required for a specific reaction to occur. Enzymes determine their functions by their shape and structure. Enzymes are made of amino acids, it 's made of anywhere from a hundred to a million amino acids, each they are bonded to other chemical bonds. The enzymeʼs have an active site that allows only certain substances to bind, they do this by having an enzyme and substrate that fit together perfectly. If the enzyme shape is changed then the binding

Set the wavelength to 470 nm, this is to measure the tetraguaiacol.
Set the spectrophotometer to zero by using a blank. The blank should contain 13.3 mL of distilled water, 0.2 mL of guaiacol, and 1.5 mL of enzyme extract in a clean test tube. After, transfer a portion of this mixture into a cuvette, cover the top of the cuvette with Parafilm and then place the cuvette into the spectrophotometer and set it to

Using two test tubes, label one “s” for substrate and the other “e” for enzyme. The substrate tube should contain 7 mL of distilled water, 0.3 mL of hydrogen peroxide, and 0.2 mL guaiacol and the enzyme tube should contain 6 mL of distilled water and 1.5 mL of peroxidase.
Combine the materials of the substrate and enzyme tubes, mix the two using a clean transfer pipette, transfer a portion into a cuvette so that the cuvette is about half-full then cover the top of the cuvette with Parafilm and then place it in the spectrophotometer and record absorbance.
Remove the cuvette and repeat recording absorbance at 1, 2, 3, and 4 minutes. Be sure to mix the cuvette and clean its surface with Kimwipes before each reading.
After record your data and determine the absolute rate of the enzyme-catalyzed reaction. Based on the data and observations the hypothesis was accepted. It was accepted because when pH were changed to a variety of levels the transmittance began to get higher reaction rates. The increased absorbance means greater amount of product and a higher reaction rate will be produced. Light absorption occurs when atoms or molecules take up the energy of a light and reduces the transmission of light. The absorbance will increase with an increase in concentration while the transmittance will decrease with an increase in