Formal Lab Report Fall_2017 Part 1-introduction (15 points)

Enzymes

Introduction

Introduce enzymes and what they are.

1 paragraph- Describe what an enzyme is. In your description you
should focus on the class of molecules that enzymes belong to, the
structure of enzymes, and how that structure contributes to their
function. You should also describe what it is that enzymes do.

Describe how enzymes work as biological catalyst

1 Paragraph-Describe how enzymes act as biological catalyst. In
this section you should describe the active site of an enzyme, how
it interacts with its substrate, and how enzymes lower the
activation energy of a chemical reaction.

Introduce the enzyme catalase

1 Paragraph. Describe the reaction complete with equation that
catalase catalyzes. Where is the enzyme found in the cell and why
is it important to break down hydrogen peroxide.

Describe how you are planning on measuring (quantifying ) the
catalase activity

1 Paragraph. Describe the use of guiacol and the oxidation of
guiacol and how you will use it to measure the activity of the
enzyme. What do you mean by enzyme activity?

Describe the purpose of your experiment

1 Paragraph. Describe the purpose of your experiment, including
what you hope to find out about catalase.

Include at least two references in your introduction and have
the reference formatted according to APA style.