Sodium Chloride’s Impact on Enzyme Activity

Smith, Delainey; Piercy, Lizzie; Travis, Sarah

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Sodium Chloride’s Impact on Enzyme Activity

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Smith, Delainey , Piercy, Lizzie , and Travis, Sarah . Sodium Chloride’s Impact On Enzyme Activity. Justice, Sarah.. 2023. marian.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/0ac82c41-073a-45df-93c0-1fcaf7d0adef.

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S. Delainey, P. Lizzie, & T. Sarah. (2023). Sodium Chloride’s Impact on Enzyme Activity. https://marian.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/0ac82c41-073a-45df-93c0-1fcaf7d0adef

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Smith, Delainey , Piercy, Lizzie , and Travis, Sarah . Sodium Chloride’s Impact On Enzyme Activity. 2023. https://marian.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/0ac82c41-073a-45df-93c0-1fcaf7d0adef.

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The enzyme lactase reacts with lactose, creating glucose as a product. For some members of the human population, their body does not produce the lactase enzyme, making it difficult to digest dairy products. Environmental factors and mutations can both cause changes in the structure of an enzyme, which can affect how they function. The chosen environmental factor of study was salt concentration. We chose salt concentration because it was an interesting and challenging factor to look at.

We hypothesize change in structure impacts enzyme activity. To test this, we used 5 different concentrations of salt in a lactose and lactase solution and tested the amount of glucose in each solution.

Submitted as part of the BIO-204L-MM01 Cell Biology Lab course.

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