To study the actions of the enzyme catalase on hydrogen peroxide, students performed the following experiment. Catalase was extracted from potatoes by blending raw potatoes in a blender with cold distilled water. The filtrate was stored on ice. The following hydrogen peroxide solutions were made: 1%, 5%, 10%, and 15%. Filter paper disks were soaked in the catalase filtrate and dropped into beakers containing the various solutions. The activity of the enzyme was measured by the amount of time it took for the disks to float to the surface of the solution on the bubbles produced by the reaction. The following data were obtained. If the potato solution was boiled for 10 minutes and cooled for 10 minutes before being tested, the average time for the disks to float to the surface of the hydrogen peroxide solution would be:_____________

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30 s?
Because the higher substrate concentrations in the more concentrated solutions speeded the reaction.

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Catalase is the enzyme that uses and reduces hydrogen peroxide as a substrate. The average time for the disks to float to the surface of the hydrogen peroxide solution will be 30 sec.

What is catalase?

Catalase is an enzyme that decomposes and reduces hydrogen peroxide as the substrate in the neutralization reactions essential for the maintenance of cell signaling.

It protects the cells from reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inhibits oxidation. It breaks hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen and is even used in the food preservation industries.

The oxygen produced allows the discs to float on the top and depending on the concentration the reaction will occur at different rates. The 1 % solution takes at least 30 sec for the disks to float.

Therefore, an average of 30 seconds will be required for the disk to float.

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