Enzymes

I. Introduction
A. Background Information
Enzymes are very essential to the body; they are the key to life. “No enzymes, No life.” Enzymes are proteins that function as biological catalysts, increasing the rate of a reaction without being consumed by the reaction. An enzyme speeds up a reaction by lowering the energy of activation (biology 84). Enzymes are catalysts. They make things work faster. Enzymes serve as the labor force to perform every single function required for our daily activities and are required to keep us alive (soul-guidance). Enzymes are in part or in whole proteins and are highly specific in function. Because enzymes lower the energy of activation needed for reactions to take place, they accelerate the rate of reaction. Enzyme activity is influenced by many factors. Varying environmental conditions such as pH or temperature may change the three-dimensional shape of enzyme and alter its rate of activity (symbiosis). Enzymes are the fountain of life. There are two major enzyme systems in the human body. One is digestive and the other is metabolic. The digestive enzyme break down all of the food that we eat so that it can be absorbed by the body. The metabolic enzyme helps to run all of the systems of the body from respiratory to nervous system (soul-guidance). Enzymes are extremely important to our health. When enzymes are short in supply, become inactive, the body will suffer.
B. Purpose
The purpose of this lab was to determine the rate of enzyme act...

Enzymes

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