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Exercise 8: Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion: Activity 3: Assessing Pepsin Digestion of Protein Lab Report
3. In this activity the substrate you will be using to detect protein digestion is
You correctly answered: d. BAPNA.
5. A spectrophometer measures
You correctly answered: c. optical density.
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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question: At which pH do you think pepsin will have the highest activity?
Your answer : a. pH 2.0
Experiment Data:
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Post-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.
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Review Sheet Results
1. Describe the effect that boiling had on pepsin and how you could tell that it had that effect.
Your answer:
Boiling denatured enzyme. You can tell because the protein was not digested in tube 1. There was no color change and
optical density is 0.
2. Was your prediction correct about the optimal pH for pepsin activity? Discuss the physiological correlation behind your
results.
Your answer:
Yes, the optimum pH matches the secreted by gastric glands. Gastric juice is also close to pH 2.
3. What do you think would happen if you reduce the incubation time to 30 minutes for tube 5?
Your answer:
This would reduce digestion in tube 5.
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