Aim: The aim is to determine the effect of temperature on the rate in which pepsin digests albumen.
Research Question: What is the effect of temperature on the rate in which the enzyme pepsin digests protein (albumen)? Background Information: Enzymes are globular proteins acting as catalysts of chemical reactions. An enzyme has an active site: region on the surface of an enzyme catalyzing a chemical reaction involving the substrates and to which substrates bind. The active site of an enzyme has a unique shape; therefore, the enzymes can only catalyze certain reactions since solely substrates of the same size can fit. The enzyme is therefore specific to its substrate; consequently, the enzyme is seen as ...
