An experiment was conducted to investigate enzyme activity - VCE - SSCE Biology - Question 6 - 2015 - Paper 1
Question 6
An experiment was conducted to investigate enzyme activity. A small quantity of amylase solution was added to a solution of starch dissolved in water at 35 °C. It wa... show full transcript
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Which one of the following is the substrate in this reaction?
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In this experiment, the enzyme amylase acts on starch to break it down into maltose. The substrate is defined as the substance on which an enzyme acts. Therefore, the substrate in this reaction is starch.
