Lab Report: Catalyze Enzyme

Name of the experiment:

Testing the presence of catalyze in a source material.

Aim:
To study the enzyme catalyze, which accelerates the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen.

Principles:
1. Enzyme Catalyst breaks down the hydrogen peroxide. 2. Produces water and oxygen. 3. Remains unchanged after taking part in the action. 4. The summary reaction: 2H2O2 + catalyze ----> 2H2O + O2 + Catalyze. 5. Might contain prosthetic group. 6. Substrates bind in the active side.

Materials:
1. Potato 2. Bowl 3. Water 4. Hydrogen Peroxide

Methods:
1. Fill up the bowl with water. 2. Take a small and thin slice of potato. 3. Drown the potato slice into the bowl filled with water. 4. Add a little amount of hydrogen peroxide in the bowl. 5. The potato will float with a bubble releasing oxygen and water.

Discussions:
From this experiment, we have come to learn that catalyze is found in animal and plant tissues, and is especially abundant in plant storage organs such as potato tubers, corms, and in the fleshy parts of fruits. The reason of this omnipresent nature of this enzyme is that it takes part in the metabolic reaction. And the metabolic reaction happens throughout the body. So catalyze is found in every living cell. Catalyze is very important for human being. Because it prevents the accumulation of hydrogen peroxide, which is a strong oxidizing agent, tends to disrupt the delicate balance of cell chemistry. The consequences of catalyze deficiency is very serious. It can cause asthma and cancer. We can test the presence of catalyze enzyme in a source material through this experiment. In this experiment, we have found that when hydrogen peroxide was added to the water of the bowl, the thin slice of potato float and some bubble occurred. The bubble was actually oxygen, which was released by hydrogen peroxide, and a small amount of water been produced. The summary of this reaction is: 2H2O2 + catalyze ----> 2H2O + O2 + Catalyze