BIOL 1406: LAB EXERCISE 6

Objectives

What factors affect enzyme activity? 

After completing this exercise, you should be able to: 

• Define and correctly use the following terms:  enzyme, substrate, product, active site, enzyme activity, cofactor, enzyme progress curve, enzyme saturation, V_max

• Describe how the following factors affect enzyme activity:  substrate concentration, temperature, pH, substrate specificity, and cofactors.