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Enzymes and Catalysts
• Learning Outcomes• Understand that enzymes are catalysts produced by
living cells• How temperature can affect the rates of enzyme
catalysed reactions
Its time for the weekly wash in my house, my Mother in-law is down to stay.... Hence
the Mask!
Somewhere in the country where nothing much happens.... Ever....
Have you ever wondered what’s in Washing Powder?
Crushed Chalk?
Mrs Skunk makes Rosie do some of her chores.....
That's because they have been
washed in water! But it’s not the water that breaks down the food stains, it’s something
else. Do you know what?
No can you help me?
But, how are your clothes clean when they have
finished being washed?
Click here for Task
Discuss how clothes are
cleaned in the washing machine
I Get it now, I will tell Mrs
Skunk.
Lets start at the beginning.....
Enzymes are biological catalysts - catalysts are substances that increase the rate of chemical reactions without being used up.
Enzymes are also proteins that are folded into complex shapes that allow smaller molecules to fit into them
The place where these substrate molecules fit is called the active site.
Time to check on my washing... Now I know how it gets clean.
Who would have thought it, “Washing powder contains
enzymes that are responsible for cleaning the clothes!”
Oh No! The Chief is in the bath.. Where are the
clothes!
Trying to clean clothes? Well it
didn’t work, everything was still
dirty. You must have denatured the
enzymes somehow?
!!!
Click here for Task
What does denatured mean and how does it
occur?
Time Limit?
Reporting your findings
Maybe I set the Water
Temperature at the wrong
levels?
Bath Temperature?
Dirty Smelly Clothes ?
Washing Powder
What would you expect to
see?
Click here for TaskDesign a practical to investigate how Temperature can affect the rates of an enzyme catalysed reaction try to include the key words below :
Drag the statements in the correct position
on the graph...As the temperature increases, so does the rate of reaction
Very high temperatures denature enzymes.
The enzyme activity increases with temperature to about 37ºC
The rate of reaction falls rapidly, as heat energy denatures the enzyme.
Temperature of Wash
Informative
Educational
Cheap
Efficient
Environmentally FriendlyFashionable
Original
No need for
second wash
Click here for the Task
DAZ CHALLENGE: Design a Washing Powder to Sell to
Students in University....carry on clicking for things to
think about
To Summarise...
• Temperature can affect the rates of enzyme catalysed reactions
• Enzymes are catalysts produced by living cells