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... (heading one) the function of an enzyme can be demonstrated with hydrogen peroxide, which is used as a disinfectant and hair bleach. ... If you add an equal quantity of an enzyme called catalase to a third tube of hydrogen peroxide, the peroxide breaks down so fast that it foams all over. ... This is the equivalent of what an enzyme( or any other catalyst) does. ... Atypical enzyme causes a particular reaction to go much faster than an inorganic catalyst at moderate temperatures, but if the temperature is increased enough, the weak bonds that hold the enzyme in its threedimensional shape(Plates20 and 21) break down, and the enzyme no longer functions. ... Similarily, enzyme activity is affected by pH. The enzyme pepsin, which works in the acid environment of the stomach, catalyzes best at pH2.
Approximate Word count = 689 Approximate Pages = 2.8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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