hi guys, i just did a prac at school for sac 2, it involved 3 different forms of liver-frozen, fresh and boiled.
we had to observe the reaction the liver had with hydrogen peroxide and detergent. we measured the rate of reaction produced by noting the height of mL's reached on the measuring cylinder due to the bubbles(oxygen) rising as a product of the reaction. the results were- boiled: 15mLs, frozen: 40 mLs and fresh: 60mLs
i have the sac for it tomorrow and i need some help clarifying key knowledge
1. the boiled enzyme, reacted, giving us results of 15ml on the measuring cylinder. I'm confused about this because i thought that enzymes denature at high temperatures and therefore would not function but here it clearly has, giving us a minor reaction, so why did it react?
2. why was detergent used?
3. did any enzyme inhibiting take place in this reaction?