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In an experiment to investigate the action of pepsin on egg albumen, equal amount of pepsin were added to equal amount of egg albumen in...

      

In an experiment to investigate the action of pepsin on egg albumen, equal amount of pepsin were added to equal amount of egg albumen in different test tube. The test tubes were placed in water bath at different temperature. The graph below shows the time taken for the enzymes to digest protein at each temperature.
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a) What is the optimum temperature for enzymes?
b) Account for the time taken to digest egg albumen at 600C.
c) With reason name the form in which the enzymes pepsin is secreted.
d) State three other factors that affect enzyme controlled reactions.

  

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sharon
a) 35°C ± 1
b) At 60°C digestion takes long because the enzymes are denatured; by high temperature;
c) Pepsinogen; to prevent the digestion of cells that produce it
d) pH
- Presnce or absence of enzyme inhibitors.
- Enzyme concentration
- Substrate concentration;
- Presence of co-factors;
sharon kalunda answered the question on September 19, 2019 at 13:03


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