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What conditions are most favourable for enzyme function? - Coggle Diagram
What conditions are most favourable for enzyme function?
What are conditions?
The circumstances or factors that affect how something works, in this case, how the enzyme functions
They are variables that can be changed throughout an experiment to acheive different results
Different Conditions that affect enzymes (Environment)
pH
Substrate Concentration
Inhibitors
Temperature
Enzyme Concentration
Possible Controlled Variables
Time
Amount/ Quantity
Limitations
Enzymes have been observed to have "limited thermostability, narrow substrate scope, and low or wrong stereo- and/or regioselectivity" (Reetz, 2016)
What does it mean to be favourable?
How to measure favourability?
Comparisons with other trials, in order to see which cleaned better
Comparison with a completely clean material, to see if the once dirty one is actually clean
Checking to see bacteria, which can foster upon dishes and clothes if dirty with stains for long time
Measure of immediate colour change
Measure the time it takes to achieve the desirable results, fastest would be most favourable
Optimal rate of reaction
"Granting what is desired" as in getting the propitious and most advantageous results
What are functions?
How to determine function of an enzyme?
determine its substrate specificity—which particular proteins or small molecules are recognized and bound by its catalytic cavities known as active sites (UCSF Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 2013)
Different types of functions for enzymes
As a laundry detergent to take out Stains from clothes
Different cloth materials
Different clothes
Clothes such as t-shirts, pants, children bibs and shoes often get stains
As a dish washing liquid/ soap, to remove food stain from dishes
Different type of dishes
Different types of materials
Stains
Food
Tumeric
Coffee
Grease
Mustard
Tomato Sauce
Berries
Milk
Other
Lipstick
Ink
Nail Polish
Enzymes also have functions in food production
Such as milk, cheese and wine
Fermentation
A function can be an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing.
What is an enzyme?
Is generally a group of proteins that act like a biological catalyst to speed up chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy
Different types of enzymes
Protease
An enzyme that catalyzes proteolysis, the process of breaking down proteins. (Britannica, 2018)
Chymosin is a proteolytic enzyme that is used in production of cheese
Trypsin is another proteolytic enzyme ised in the digestive system
Amylase
A digestive enzyme which hydrolyzes the glycosidic bonds in starch molecules, (Akinfemiwa and Muniraj, 2021)
Lipase
An enzyme the body uses to break down and digest fats and lipids (Patel et al., 2019)
Pectinase
An enzyme used in the extraction, clarification, filtration, and depectinization of fruit juices and wines. Breaks down the cell's walls. (Sciencedirect.com, 2016)
What does it mean to be "most" favourable?
Among a group of results, which has the highest success rate for desired results and has the most advantanges and applications.