Okay this is part of a lab question I need to answer. I'm really confused as to what the answer could be, but your help is much appreciated.
"To demonstrate the presence of catalase in living tissue, cut a 1-cm3 cube of potato or liver, macerate it, and transfer it into a 50mL glass beaker containing 10 mL of 1.5% H2O2. What would happen if you boiled the potato or liver before adding it to the H2O2?
I think the answer would be there would be no reaction, since enzymes do work in an optimum temperature. When I put the catalase on the potato that was not heated there was lots of bubbles and stuff, which I think was the oxygen that had been produced from the reaction. I think the heat of the potato or liver would denature the enzyme... but I'm not sure.
2006-09-20
11:48:18
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